Although you may not know John Barry (a free lance writer and historian), every American ought to know Roger Williams. Williams (1603-1683) established the Providence Plantation, later to become Providence, Rhode Island, under democratic governance with the only true separation of church and state in the world. Williams is also regarded as the cofounder of […]
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Book Genre: History
Histories and Fallacies
The subtitle of this book is: Problems faced in the writing of history. It is just as helpful to consider the information in this book when reading history so that you can have a more discerning eye. Trueman is one of my favorite commentators on historical issues ranging from the Reformation to contemporary evangelicalism. He […]
The Surprising Work of God
This book is a history of the relationship between Harold John Ockenga and Billy Graham in the mid to later 1900’s. The author, Rosell, is the son of evangelist Merv Rosell. The Rosell’s were good friends and fellow ministers with both Harold Ockenga and Billy Graham. If you are interested in the history of evangelicalism […]
Baptists Through the Centuries
Bebbington is a well-respected British historian. He has written a few books on the topic of evangelicalism in Great Britain and in America. This volume is an attempt to put into writing what he has taught on numerous occasions. Bebbington takes the reader through several topics driving toward an understanding of what it means to […]
The Great Escape
I will indulge the reader for a bit of true WWII history. If you liked the film you’ll love the actual story of the daring escape from Stalag Luft III in Sagan, Germany. Brickhill was a prisoner who did not go through the tunnel on that fateful night, for which he was later thankful. After […]
Fifty Years Among the Baptists
David Benedict was a nineteenth century Baptist historian who was well known in his day though not well known today. He was a Missionary Baptist and traveled extensively in the United States and wrote history including: “History of the Baptists”, 1813; “Abridgment of Robinson’s History of Baptism,” 1817; “Abridgment of History of the Baptists,” 1820; […]
The Battle of Britain
I was on vacation and finished the only book I had with me so I bought this volume in an antique store. I collect a lot of things about WWII and also have an interest in Britain. The pictures in these volumes are stirring enough but the text is very good also if you have […]
C.S. Lewis In A Time Of War
I read this book because of my interest in C.S. Lewis but also because of my interest in WWII. This is a chronology of how and why Lewis gave radio broadcasts on the BBC during the bombing of London. These broadcasts soon after were printed in a book and titled Mere Christianity. Fascinating WWII history.
Saints and Strangers
This 1945 history of the Pilgrims is more a collection of the individual biographies of those who settled the Plymouth Plantation and later the Boston Puritans. The “Saints” were those Pilgrims of like faith (to whom William Bradford gave this title) and the “Strangers” were those adventure seekers or ship mates who traveled with them […]
Baptists, The Only Thorough Reformers
This Adams was not the 6th president of the United States who lived from 1767-1848. This Adams was a Baptist pastor from New Jersey who lived from 1825-1881. This little book was first published by the author in 1876 and reprinted by Backus Book Publishers in 1980. Adams first preached these messages to his church […]