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The Forgotten Spurgeon
By Iain H. Murray / Banner Of Truth
This book seeks to throw light on the reasons which have given rise to the superficial image of Spurgeon as a genial Victorian pulpiteer, a kind of grandfather of modern evang elicalism. Even before his death in 1892 newspapers and church leaders disputed over the features of his life which entitled him to fame. This book traces the main lines of Spurgeon's spiritual thought in connection with the three great controversies in his ministry.
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George Whitefield
By Arnold Dallimore / Crossway Books & Bibles
Dallimore's two-volume work on George Whitefield received critical praise and popular acceptance, now condensed into one volume. This is the study of one of the most powerful preacher's of the 18th century. In the wake of his preaching, revival swept across the British Isles and the Great Awakening transformed the American colonies
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George Whitefield's Journals
By George Whitefield / Banner Of Truth
It is hardly surprising that Whitefield's journals were among the most controversial and widely read works of the eighteenth century. In 1737, when only a twenty-two year old Oxford graduate, his voice startled the nation like a trumpet blast. Attacked by clergy, press and mob alike, Whitefield nevertheless became the most popular and influential preacher of the age. At a time when London had a population of less than 700,000, he could hold spellbound 20,000 people at a time at Moorfields and Kennington Common. The journals cover the first twenty-six years of Whitefield's life, giving us details of his personal history and an eyewitness account of the spiritual awakening which broke upon England and America in 1739 and 1740.
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The Life and Times of George Whitefield
By Robert Philip / Banner Of Truth
There can be few Christians who changed the life of nations only to be as little remembered as George Whitefield (1714-70). In part this was because he left no denomination. Except for the short biography by the Scotsman, John Gillies (published two years after his death), Whitefield’s memory was left largely in the hands of those who wished to attribute his influence to ‘theatrical talent’ and fanaticism. The English evangelical, Thomas Wilson, who died in 1794, called for a fuller biography, but nothing came until Robert Philip’s volume in 1837. After Philip’s work there was a turning of the tide, and by 1852 J.C.Ryle was among those popularizing the belief that ‘Whitefield was one of the most powerful and extraordinary preachers the world has ever seen.’ Later and more definitive biographies were to confirm this opinion, notably the two volumes of Luke Tyerman 1876-77 and of Arnold Dallimore in 1970 and 1980.
Philip’s work, however, has not been displaced. It remains the best account to be found in a single volume. As a biographer he has his own distinctive merits. Although Whitefield was dead more than twenty years before he was born, Philip knew and spoke with those who had a personal knowledge of his subject. From them, and from his own extensive study of Whitefield’s Journals, letters and sermons, he grasped the great lesson of his life, namely, it is the Holy Spirit who makes preachers.
Philip is not an uncritical writer, and he is ready to note weaknesses and failures that admirers of Whitefield have ometimes passed over. But the great feature of his work is the way in which he leaves his subject to speak for himself. He seems to have absorbed all that Whitefield ever said and wrote, and his selection brings us into direct contact with the man. Thus Philip can truthfully write: 'This work is chiefly from Whitefield’s own pen. So far as it is mine, it is in his own spirit.'
For those who want a work of quiet scholarship, Philip is not their man. But where the desire is for the evangelical flame - for words that burn, and reach heart and soul – this is a volume that shows why the gospel can turn the world upside down.
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Faithfulness & Holiness: The Witness of J.C. Ryle
By J.I. Packer / Crossway Books & Bibles
He came to faith the year Queen Victoria ascended the throne, yet his vivid and vigorous message remains as relevant today as ever. In the first half of this book, Packer surveys the life and work of the great English evangelical leader John Charles Ryle. A reprint of Ryle's 1877 classic, Holiness, completes the work.
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Christian Leaders of the Eighteenth Century
By J.C. Ryle / Banner Of Truth
Although much has been written on the evangelical revival of the 18th century, J. C. Ryle's account remains the best popular introduction to this great spiritual era. With simplicity and vigour, he traces the lives of the eleven Christian leaders who 'shook England from one end to another', giving strong reasons for his belief "that excepting Luther and his Continental contemporaries, and our own martyred Reformers, the world has seen no such men since the days of the apostles.' But Ryle does not write to prompt admiration, and his conclusions and applications of his subject are among the most forceful that ever came from his pen.
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But Now I See: The Life of John Newton
By Josiah Bull / Banner Of Truth
This is a story of God's redeeming and restoring grace to one who wrote the following epitaph for himself: John Newton, Clerk, once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slaves in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had long laboured to destroy. This biography contains much first-hand material from Newton himself. Considerable use is made of his Diary and Letters. His pre-conversion days, his call to the ministry and his time at Olney and St. Mary Woolnoth are all covered. 372 pages. Softcover by Banner of Truth.
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John Calvin: His Life and Influence
By Robert Reymond / Christian Focus Public
Why is it that in the modern media the word "Calvinist" is always accompanied by "stern," "dour" or "strict"? Most of the people who use the terms together have next to no knowledge of what Calvinism is--and know even less about who Calvin was. An old-style reactionary? A hard-line ayatollah, raging at the world without any thought? Or is there more to this man than uninformed contemporary critics would have us believe? Robert Reymond brings us John Calvin the man. A reality quite different from the caricature often painted today. Here is man of deep spirituality with a real love for his fellow man and God. Whether the moniker "stern Calvinist" is applicable or not--his life has much to teach us.
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Martin Bucer: A Reformer and His Times
By Martin Greschat; Stephen Buckwalter, trans. / Westminster / John Knox
Martin Greschat's seminal work is the first biography of the important Protestant reformer to be written in seventy years. Now translated into English, this work - "the most comprehensive account of Bucer's place within the context of the history of the Reformation" (The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation)- transcends normal biographies by providing much of interest in relation to the social and political context of the sixteenth century. Lucid in style and mature in scholarship, Greschat's Martin Bucer is a splendid contribution to Reformation studies.
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Robert Lewis Dabney: A Southern Presbyterian Life
By Sean Michael Lucas / P & R Publishing
We see all around us that the world is on a quest for pleasure, power, profit, and position. Many Christians struggle to live faithfully in such a world and stay true to Christ’s command to be in the world, but not of it. Taking direction from the Puritans, John Calvin, and others, Joel Beeke guides readers to the biblical alternatives to worldliness: genuine piety and holiness.
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John Newton
By Richard Cecil / Christian Focus Public
You know him as a reformed slave trader and author of "Amazing Grace." But do you know Newton the private man---loving husband and father, pastor, and writer? Cecil's classic "authorized" biography has been updated with much new information that sheds 20th-century light on 18th-century events. Inspiring reading about a powerfully changed life! 392 pages, hardcover from Christian Focus.
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Robert Louis Dabney: The Prophet Speaks
By The Vision Forum, Inc
This little booklet is a compilation of the wit and wisdom of the greatest southern theologian of the nineteenth century. With remarkable accuracy, Dabney predicted the rise of feminism, government education, and even the children's rights movement. His insights are thought provoking.
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Samuel Rutherford: A New Biography of the Man and his ministry
By D Patrick Ramsey & Joel R Beeke / Christian Focus Public
Rutherford played a major role as a reformer at the Westminster Assemble and was also a crucial figure in the establishment of Presbyterianism for Scotland in 1689. Rutherford's "Lex Rex" heavily influenced John Locke and in turn, the framers of the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Thus Jefferson, Franklin, Madison and Hamilton discusses and formulated their work in the light of the work and opinions of Samuel Rutherford. Several biographies have been written to eulogize Samuel Rutherford but little has been done to consider the man and his work critically. Kingsley Rendell uses Rutherford's writings and contemporary material to present a comprehensive picture of him from his student days to his death in 1661. Usually described as a model preacher and pastor, Rendell shows he had an even greater ability as an apologist and propagandist.
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Spurgeon: A New Biography
By Arnold Dallimore / Banner Of Truth
This will meet the need of those completely ignorant of Spurgeon and his vast achievements, but will also stir the interest of all who value a unique ministry, yielding 62 volumes of "deathless" sermons and many other highly valuable publications. 272 pages.
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The Life of John Calvin
By Theodore Beza, edited by Gary Sanseri / Back Home Industries
Whether you adore Calvin or dislike him, you need to know about the man. Original source materials should be used to study famous people. This biography is commended to readers as a first-hand account written by Calvin's personal associate and friend, Theodore Beza. This edited version retains the original text, but breaks lengthy sentences and paragraphs into a more manageable size for the modern reader. Added graphics bring the story to life. Each chapter includes questions for study and discussion.
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John Owen: Prince of the Puritans
By Andrew Thomson / Christian Focus Public
He's been called the "Prince of the Puritans." He helped author the Congregational Basis of Faith. Three hundred years after his death, his books are still in print, and J.I. Packer has said, "I owe more to John Owen than to any other theologian---ancient or modern." But who was John Owen, really? In this fascinating biography, Andrew Thompson chronicles the life of John Owen: Prince of the Puritans, and introduces the man behind the theology. 180 pages, softcover, Christian Focus.
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Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography
By Iain H. Murray / Banner Of Truth
This book gives us Murray's view of both the first and second great awakenings. He was a mighty theologian and a great evangelist at the same time. No thinking person who loves theology and experience, revival and evangelism should pass over this masterful work.
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The Lion of the Covenant
By Maurice Grant / Evangelical Press
Of all the names associated with the cause of Scottish Covenanters, and their heroic resistance to arbitrary power, none is better known than that of Richard Cameron. As preacher, public figure and popular leader, he epitomized the steadfastness of a people in the face of a bitter and protracted persecution. Such was the impact of his life that, even in his own day, his name came to be synonymous with uncompromising adherence to a cause, a cause that was of the very essence of civil and religious freedom.
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Through Many Dangers: The Story of John Newton
By Brian Edwards / Evangelical Press
The story of John Newton is an adventure of passion and danger almost unequalled, even by eighteenth-century standards. Brought up to sing hymns and read the Bible, he rejected it all for a life of freethinking and fastliving. An amazing encounter with God changed a callous and debauched sailor into a Christian pastor whose love for his wife and whose warm, caring counsel influenced the lives of thousands.
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Life of John Knox
By Thomas McCrie / Back Home Industries
A spiritually insighful biography of Scotland's Reformer by one of its most respected historians. McCrie, a Scottish historian and divine, devoted himself to investigations into the history, constitution and policy of the churches of the Reformation. The first-fruits of his study were given to the public in November 1811 as the Life of John Knox, which contains illustrations of the history of the Reformation in Scotland. This work exercised an important influence on public opinion at the time and is credited by many as (along with other important works of the era) transforming Edinburgh and Scotland by making active, believing Christianity acceptable to the upper classes, and available to all.
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Five English Reformers
By J. C. Ryle / Banner Of Truth
"From the Publisher:" The conviction that martyrs, though dead, can still speak to the church, led J. C. Ryle to pen these pungent biographies of five English Reformers. Along with an analysis of the reasons for their martyrdom, he points out the salient characterictics of their lives. 160 pgs
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John Newton: A Slave set Free
By Irene Howatt / Christian Focus Public
John stood and watched as some of the largest waves he had ever seen threw themselves at the ship. Very little stood between the young slave ship captain and death and he knew it. His panic and fear made him think only of himself and nothing for the hundreds of men, women and children chained in the hold below. However, God still heard his prayers and the cries of the tortured humanity pleading for mercy and justice. The very man selling them into slavery would soon fight for their freedom. John Newton was one of the worst abusers of the African slave as he travelled the oceans to make money from their misery but in the end his life was changed and so was theirs.
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Grace Abounding To The Chief Of Sinners
By John Bunyan / Whitaker House Publishers
In this powerful account, John Bunyan tells how he was changed from the most notorious rebel in his village to a great man of faith. Through his testimony, you will: be sure of salvation; experience God's grace that covers all sin; recognize God's voice and unchanging love; avoid the devil's traps; discover that the lost in sin can be saved by grace. Bunyan's struggle to gain admittance into the kingdom of God will give you the courage and power for your own journey. For the grace he received is available to everyone--even to the chief of sinners!
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The Confessions of St. Augustine
By St. Augustine / Baker
This book is one of the most moving diaries ever recorded of a man's journey to the fountain of God's grace. Writing as a sinner, not a saint, Augustine shares his innermost thoughts and conversion experiences and wrestles with the spiritual questions that have stirred the hearts of the thoughtful since time began. Starting with his childhood in Numidia, through his youth and early adulthood in Carthage, Rome, and Milan, readers will see Augustine as a human being, a fellow traveler on the road to salvation. Though staggering around potholes and roadblocks, all Christians will find strength in Augustine's message: When the road get rough, look to God! Previously released in 1977, this book invites readers to join Augustine in his quest that led him to be one of the most influential Christian thinkers in the history of the church.
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Autobiography of George Muller
By Whitaker House Publishers
"The Autobiography of George Muller" offers excerpts from Muller's diary which allows us to explore his journey from sinner to believer. Muller's abiding faith in the Lord allowed him to establish orphan homes for scores of English children. Muller's commitment can show others how to pray in faith, seek God and ascertain His plan for each life. Muller's greatest hope was that his record of God's faithfulness to him would encourage believers to develop faith like his own.
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Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist and Churchman
By John Muether / P & R Publishing
This work contributes to an understanding of Van Til and his apologetic insights by placing him within the context of twentieth century developments in North American Reformed theology, including the formation of Westminster Seminary and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, the rise of neo-evangelicalism, and American reception of Karl Barth.
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