Let God Arise

Landmarks in Church History

Marcus Loane

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Description

“While we do not want to live in the past, there is a sense in which the past always lives on in us.”

So says Sir Marcus Loane at the beginning of this tribute to those involved in marked changes in the history of the church.

 

Marcus Loane has that able biographer’s touch of gathering all the essential information without swamping you with facts. These delightfully written biographical sketches enable us to see tipping points in our history. We can see both where we have come from – and also look forward to see what sort of people we should be. It includes: Aidan and Lindisfarne; John Wycliffe and the Lollards; Thomas Bilney and the English Reformation; George Whitefield and Gospel Revival; William Wilberforce and Evangelical Continuity; J.B. Lightfoot and New Testament Scholarship; Elizabeth Clephane and Hymnody.

Author

Marcus Loane

Sir Marcus Loane(1911-2009) was the first Australian Archbishop of Sydney and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia. He was also Principal of Moore Theological College in Sydney. He wrote many acclaimed biographical works and was one of the Key architects of post-war Anglicanism in Sydney.

Specifications

ISBN 9781845503802

Author Marcus Loane

Imprint Focus

Category History & Biography

Page Count 128

Width 7.7952798 in

Height 5.118113 in

Weight 0.3086468 lbs

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