Francis Schaeffer and the Shaping of Evangelical America Barry Hankins Francis Schaeffer (1912–1984) was probably the single greatest intellectual influence on young evangelicals of the 1960s and ’70s. He was cultural critic, popular mentor, political activist, Christian apologist, founder of L’Abri, and the author of over twenty books and two important films. It is impossible…
A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards
Marsden gives us an Edwards who illumines both American history and Christian theology, an Edwards that will appeal to readers with little or no training in either field.
God’s Strange Work: William Miller and the End of the World
The fascinating story of an intriguing—and little understood—religious figure in nineteenth-century America. . .
Prophetess of Health: A Study of Ellen G. White
[White’s] story as prophetess, health reformer, and religious leader is rarely matched in American religious annals, and Ronald Numbers is the man equipped to tell it.
Assist Me to Proclaim: The Life and Hymns of Charles Wesley
Assist Me to Proclaim: The Life and Hymns of Charles Wesley John R. Tyson Charles Wesley (1707–1788) was the cofounder of Methodism and the author of more than 9,000 hymns and sacred poems, including such favorites as “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing,” “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing,” and “Christ the Lord Is Risen…
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