The Guided Tour Series are biographical “tours” of the lives and thought of famous historical figures. These accounts encumber their life, writings, and contributions to society and the Christian faith.
1. Jonathan Edwards: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought
Author: Stephen J. Nichols
Released: 10/12/2001
Pages: 248
Price: $14.99
Summary: Jonathan Edwards, a leader in the Great Awakening during the eighteenth century, still has much to teach the church. Evangelicals are rediscovering him through the efforts of several authors (John Gerstner, Iain Murray, Harry Stout, and others) and publishers (Banner of Truth, Soli Deo Gloria, and Crossway). Stephen Nichols offers Jonathan Edwards “as an introduction, a gateway into the vast and rewarding life, thought, and writings of Jonathan Edwards.” This book is for anyone who wants to read Edwards with a little help.
2. Martin Luther: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought
Author: Stephen J. Nichols
Released: 11/20/2002
Pages: 240
Price: $13.99
Summary: An introductory guide to the life and works of reformer Martin Luther. His major works are introduced and summarized. Also discussed are his pastoral writings. Protestants of all stripes have long read at least a few of Martin Luther’s works, but 21st-century readers need guidance and encouragement. Stephen Nichols’ Martin Luther provides both. After an exciting overview of Luther’s life and theology, Nichols orients the reader to some of the Reformer’s major works: The Bondage of the Will, The Three Treatises, The Small Catechism, and On the Councils and the Church. Luther’s ethical writings, “table talk,” hymns, and sermons also receive due attention. “A Select Guide to Books by and about Luther” concludes this volume, which displays more than 20 illustrations.
3. J. Gresham Machen: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought
Author: Stephen J. Nichols
Released: 9/3/2004
Pages: 256
Price: $13.99
Summary: An introductory guide to the life and works of J. Gresham Machen. His major works are introduced and summarized. Also discussed are his pastoral writings. This is the third book in Stephen Nichols’s popular “guided-tour” series and includes 24 illustrations.
4. Anne Bradstreet: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Puritan Poet
Author: Heidi L. Nichols
Released: 1/25/2006
Pages: 216
Price: $13.99
Summary: Anne Bradstreet (1612-1669) was America’s first published poet. She lived in England and the Colonies during a remarkable historic period marked by civil and religious strife and political upheaval. Bradstreet’s life and work challenge stereotypes of Puritans, revealing her vibrant intellectualism and her outspoken love for her husband.
5. Pages from Church History: A Guided Tour of Christian Classics
Author: Stephen J. Nichols
Released: 11/13/2006
Pages: 336
Price: $15.99
Summary: Pages from Church History introduces readers to major Christian classics and the people who wrote them. This book includes the entire sweep of church history through classics by Polycarp, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Kempis, Luther, Calvin, Bunyan, Edwards, the Wesleys, Carey, and Bonhoeffer.
6. Katherine Parr: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Reformation Queen
Author: Brandon G. Withrow
Released: 4/27/2009
Pages: 192
Price: $13.99
Summary: This book examines the life of an important, but often forgotten, Protestant Reformer. Katherine Parr, one of only a handful of women to publish in a hundred-year period in England, dared to push Henry VIII toward the Reformation, nearly losing her head as a result. This volume is a guided tour of her life, her contributions to the Reformation, and her writings. Including the full text of her two books as well as select letter, Katherine Parr presents both an intimate portrait of a woman struggling to make a difference, and a reintroduction of a classic text to the contemporary church.
7. Thomas Manton: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Puritan Pastor
Author: Derek Cooper
Released: 11/9/2011
Pages: 240
Price: $14.99
Summary: Thomas Manton (1620 – 1677) was an influential Puritan preacher and an important figure in English society. Cooper writes engagingly about this pivotal figure and provides an introduction to the movement known as Puritanism within its historical, social, and political contexts.
Upcoming titles in this series:
- A Guided Tour Through the Life and Thought of George Whitefield
- Old Princeton: A Guided Tour of Its Leading Men and Their Writings
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