This is the first detailed study of the parish clergy in England on the eve of the break with Rome. It is based on a wide variety of documentary sources, both ecclesiastical and secular, ranging fr…
Nicholas Ferrar is best remembered today because of two poets: George Herbert, who on his deathbed entrusted his poems to Ferrar; and T.S. Eliot, who name of religious community Ferrar and his fami…
The author begins with an overview of the position of the minister within the 18th century community, pointing out that because the minister was often the most highly educated man in the community,…
Other biographies of Lewis explore his childhood or his dramatic conversation to Christianity. But it was the rarely discussed period from Lewis's childhood to his early thirties that took him on a…
The history of the world is but the biography of great men. These famous words of the English literary critic Thomas Carlyle point to the importance of individuals in the shaping of human history. …
This volume, edited by Christopher Wright, includes contributions from many international leaders such as Michael Green, Keith and Gladys Hunt, Samuel Escobar, René Padilla, Ajith Fernando, Peter …
In the engaging story of this remarkable life, Roger Steer takes us from John Scott's lifelong association with the parish church of all souls in London to every continent on the planet. This compl…
This book is built on Sam Shoemaker's conviction that "Christianity is a religion that works." In compelling story form, the book shows how Christianity works and how it can be made practically ava…
In this volume the whole range of Taylor's achievement is surveyed. His work as a pilgrim and pastor, theologian and priest, poet and preacher is presented with comprehensive introductions that hig…