Biography and History

Here's another set of book recommendations - this time tracing the influence of the King of Books in people's lives and its effect on history - again provided by Luke Jenner. No other book has had such an impact on people and nations, because no other book can show us what we're really like - and show us the remedy.

Sketches from Church History	S M Houghton	Banner of Truth
2,000 Years of Christ’s Power (3 volumes so far)	N R Needham	Grace Publications
Among God’s Giants (Aspects of Puritan Christianity)	J I Packer	Kingsway
Five Pioneer Missionaries	Iain Murray	Banner of Truth
Christian Leaders of the 18th Century	J C Ryle	Banner of Truth
God’s Outlaw (Tyndale)	Brian Edwards	Evangelical Press
The Forgotten Spurgeon	Iain Murray	Banner of Truth
Through Gates of Splendour	Elisabeth Elliot	Authentic Lifestyle
Shadow of the Almighty	Elisabeth Elliot	Authentic Lifestyle
History of Princeton Seminary (2 volumes)	David Calhoun	Banner of Truth
The Life of John Murray	Iain Murray	Banner of Truth

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