For 300 years a school of evangelical Christianity changed Scotland as a nation. Passing on the evangel of the Reformation and growing stronger in persecution, it turned a people to the Bible, and finally gave many of its best sons and daughters to the ends of the earth. For fidelity and joyful perseverance in hardship, the record remains a witness to the faith that overcomes the world.
Iain Murray's narrative explores this rich heritage and underlines its remarkable relevance for our own day. While not a Scottish church history, this is a gripping introduction to the many glorious successes, and some of the painful failures of the church, from the days of John Knox to those of Horatius Bonar. Explaining this panoramic tapestry are the words of Knox's own commentary, "God gave his Holy Spirit to simple men in great abundance."?
View an excerpt here.
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