Evangelical Heroes Volume 2

What does it really mean to be “evangelical”? In Evangelical Heroes, Joel Beeke and Douglas Bond share thirty engaging stories of faithful evangelical leaders from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. From George Whitefield to Charles Spurgeon to R.C. Sproul, these men and women stood strong for the truth of God’s Word and the saving power of Christ’s death and resurrection—even as liberal ideas began to spread through the Church. Endorsements: “Their assumption of heroism is rare in an age of cynicism. Joel Beeke and Doug Bond don’t dwell on weaknesses compulsively but see true heroism coming out of a close walk with the Lord.”  —Russ Pulliam, Indianapolis Star  “It is a joy, then, to introduce this two-volume set of evangelical heroes by Joel Beeke and Douglas Bond. Like the biblical heroes, these are flawed men and women. But like the men and women in Scripture, their lives are on record for us to see what is possible in the walk of faith and, like them, (to paraphrase the words of one of my heroes, William Carey) to ‘expect great things from God and to attempt great things for Him.’”  —Michael A. G. Haykin, from the foreword  Contents John Charles Ryle (1816–1900) Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834–1892) Mission Movement William Carey (1761–1834) David Livingstone (1813–1873) James Hudson Tayler (1832–1905) Amy Beatrice Carmichael (1867–1951)  Abraham Kuyper (1837–1920)  Herman Bavinck (1854–1921) John Gresham Machen (1881–1937) Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983) John Murray (1898–1975) Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981) Wang Mingdao (1900–1991) Francis Schaeffer (1912–1984) Jim (1927–1956) and Elisabeth (1926–2015) Elliot R. C. Sproul (1939–2017 About the Authors Joel R. Beeke is chancellor and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also serves as a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids.   Douglas Bond is the author of more than thirty books. He is the director of the Oxford Creative Writing Master Class and the Carolina Creative Writing Master Class, has served as an adjunct instructor in church history and creative writing at three institutions of higher learning, and leads Church history tours in Europe.