George Whitefield – “The Divine Dramatist”
George Whitefield (1714 – 1770), “The Grand Itinerant,” is the preacher most associated with 18th century Great Awakening in America, Scotland, and England. There has
Rebecca Protten – “Rebecca’s Revival — Creating Black Christianity in the Atlantic World”
Rebecca Protten (1718-1780) was born in Africa and enslaved as a child, ultimately becoming a free woman who lived on three continents. Her extraordinary life
Corrie ten Boom — “The Hiding Place”
Sometimes God calls his children to trust and maintain their integrity under extreme circumstances and suffering. The Hiding Place (2006; Chosen Books), by Corrie ten
Jonathan Edwards — “Jonathan Edwards: A Life”
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a Puritan pastor, philosopher, theologian, and (briefly) college president in eighteenth-century colonial America. Many historians and Christian thinkers have judged him
Richard and Margaret Baxter — “A Grief Sanctified”
Richard Baxter (1615-91) was a prolific and influential Puritan writer. J.I. Packer here chronicles Baxter’s writing about the deep grief he experienced after the death