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| known_for = Assisting [[Martyn Lloyd-Jones]] at [[Westminster Chapel]] <br />Founding [[Banner of Truth Trust]] | | known_for = Assisting [[Martyn Lloyd-Jones]] at [[Westminster Chapel]]<br />Founding [[Banner of Truth Trust]] | ||
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Iain Murray was born on 19 April 1931.<ref name=Ninety>https://www.presbyterianseminary.org.uk/post/iain-murray-ninety-today</ref> | Iain Murray was born on 19 April 1931.<ref name=Ninety>https://www.presbyterianseminary.org.uk/post/iain-murray-ninety-today</ref> | ||
In the summer of 1950 he was commissioned in the [[wikipedia:Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)|Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)]]<ref name=MonergBio>https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/bio/iainmurray.html</ref> [[rifle regiment]] of the British Army, serving in Singapore and Malaya in the suppression of the communist insurgency known as the "[[wikipedia:Malayan Emergency|Malayan Emergency]]". He transferred to the Army reserve in 1955<ref>London Gazette (1 July 1955)</ref> and resigned his commission the following year.<ref>London Gazette (15 June 1956)</ref> | In the summer of 1950 he was commissioned in the [[wikipedia:Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)|Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)]]<ref name=MonergBio>https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/bio/iainmurray.html</ref> [[wikipedia:rifle regiment|rifle regiment]] of the British Army, serving in Singapore and Malaya in the suppression of the communist insurgency known as the "[[wikipedia:Malayan Emergency|Malayan Emergency]]". He transferred to the Army reserve in 1955<ref>London Gazette (1 July 1955)</ref> and resigned his commission the following year.<ref>London Gazette (15 June 1956)</ref> | ||
After his military service, Murray studied Philosophy and History at the [[wikipedia:Durham University|University of Durham]], graduating with a [[wikipedia:Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1954.<ref>http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Gazettes/DUGazetteNS01/DUGazNS01METSfile.xml#page/104/mode/2up</ref> In 1955 he married Jean Ann Walters and became assistant minister at [[St. John's Free Church (Summertown, Oxford)]].<ref>http://www.culturewarrior.net/2017/02/17/ecumenicalism-the-evangelical-churchs-misguided-group-hug-part-i/</ref><ref name=BannerBio>https://banneroftruth.org/us/about/banner-authors/iain-h-murray/</ref> | After his military service, Murray studied Philosophy and History at the [[wikipedia:Durham University|University of Durham]], graduating with a [[wikipedia:Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1954.<ref>http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/view?docId=bookreader/DU_Gazettes/DUGazetteNS01/DUGazNS01METSfile.xml#page/104/mode/2up</ref> In 1955 he married Jean Ann Walters and became assistant minister at [[St. John's Free Church (Summertown, Oxford)]].<ref>http://www.culturewarrior.net/2017/02/17/ecumenicalism-the-evangelical-churchs-misguided-group-hug-part-i/</ref><ref name=BannerBio>https://banneroftruth.org/us/about/banner-authors/iain-h-murray/</ref> | ||
==Christian work== | ==Christian work== | ||
Murray served as assistant to [[Martyn Lloyd-Jones]] at [[Westminster Chapel]]<ref name="TGeorge">George, Timothy, ed. (1 October 2009). ''J. I. Packer and the Evangelical Future: The Impact of His Life and Thought''. Beeson Divinity Studies. Baker Academic. p. 124. ISBN 9780801033872.</ref> (1956–59) and subsequently at Grove Chapel, [[London]] (1961–69) and St. Giles Presbyterian Church, [[wikipedia:Sydney|Sydney]], [[wikipedia:Australia|Australia]], (1981–84). In 1957 he and [[Jack Cullum]] founded the Reformed publishing house, the [[Banner of Truth Trust]],<ref name="SJStein">Stein, Stephen J. (2007). ''The Cambridge Companion to Jonathan Edwards''. Cambridge University Press. p. 230.</ref> for which he remains a trustee. | Murray served as assistant to [[Martyn Lloyd-Jones]] at [[Westminster Chapel]]<ref name="TGeorge">George, Timothy, ed. (1 October 2009). ''J. I. Packer and the Evangelical Future: The Impact of His Life and Thought''. Beeson Divinity Studies. Baker Academic. p. 124. ISBN 9780801033872.</ref> (1956–59) and subsequently at Grove Chapel, [[wikipedia:London|London]] (1961–69) and St. Giles Presbyterian Church, [[wikipedia:Sydney|Sydney]], [[wikipedia:Australia|Australia]], (1981–84). In 1957 he and [[Jack Cullum]] founded the Reformed publishing house, the [[Banner of Truth Trust]],<ref name="SJStein">Stein, Stephen J. (2007). ''The Cambridge Companion to Jonathan Edwards''. Cambridge University Press. p. 230.</ref> for which he remains a trustee. | ||
Murray and his wife live in [[wikipedia:Edinburgh|Edinburgh]], [[wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]]. | Murray and his wife live in [[wikipedia:Edinburgh|Edinburgh]], [[wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]]. | ||
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*[[Calvinism#Five Points of Calvinism|5-point Calvinist]] | *[[Calvinism#Five Points of Calvinism|5-point Calvinist]] | ||
*[[Infant baptism|Paedobaptist]] (advocates infant baptism) | *[[Infant baptism|Paedobaptist]] (advocates infant baptism) | ||
*[[Post-millennialism|Post-millennial]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gribben |first1=Crawford |title=Survival and Resistance in Evangelical America: Christian Reconstruction in the Pacific Northwest |date=2021 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |page=45 |isbn=978-0-19-937022-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q78cEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA45 |access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref> | *[[Post-millennialism|Post-millennial]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gribben |first1=Crawford |title=Survival and Resistance in Evangelical America: Christian Reconstruction in the Pacific Northwest |date=2021 |publisher=[[wikipedia:Oxford University Press|Oxford University Press]] |page=45 |isbn=978-0-19-937022-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q78cEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA45 |access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
*[[Covenant theology]] | *[[Covenant theology]] | ||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
Books by Iain Murray include: | Books by Iain Murray include: | ||
* ''Australian Christian Life from 1788 : an introduction and an anthology'', (1988), | * ''Australian Christian Life from 1788 : an introduction and an anthology'', (1988), (ISBN 0-85151-524-X) | ||
* ''[[Martyn Lloyd-Jones|D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones]] : The First Forty Years'', (1982), | * ''[[Martyn Lloyd-Jones|D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones]] : The First Forty Years'', (1982), (ISBN 0-85151-353-0) | ||
* ''[[Martyn Lloyd-Jones|D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones]] : The Fight of Faith'', (1990), | * ''[[Martyn Lloyd-Jones|D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones]] : The Fight of Faith'', (1990), (ISBN 0-85151-564-9) | ||
* ''The Forgotten [[Charles Spurgeon|Spurgeon]]'', (1966), | * ''The Forgotten [[Charles Spurgeon|Spurgeon]]'', (1966), (ISBN 0-85151-156-2) | ||
* ''[[Charles Spurgeon|Spurgeon]] and the Church of England'', (1966) – a booklet | * ''[[Charles Spurgeon|Spurgeon]] and the Church of England'', (1966) – a booklet | ||
* ''[[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]] : A New Biography'', (1988), | * ''[[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]] : A New Biography'', (1988), (ISBN 0-85151-494-4) | ||
* ''The Life of [[Arthur Pink|Arthur W. Pink]]'', | * ''The Life of [[Arthur Pink|Arthur W. Pink]]'', (ISBN 0-85151-883-4) | ||
* ''The Life of [[John Murray (theologian)|John Murray]] : Professor of Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1937–1966'', (1984), | * ''The Life of [[John Murray (theologian)|John Murray]] : Professor of Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1937–1966'', (1984), (ISBN 0-85151-422-7), (ISBN 0-85151-426-X) | ||
* ''The Puritan Hope : Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy'', (1971, London: Banner of Truth Trust), | * ''The Puritan Hope : Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy'', (1971, London: Banner of Truth Trust), (ISBN 0-85151-247-X) (pbk) | ||
* ''Revival & Revivalism : The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism 1750–1858'', (1994), | * ''Revival & Revivalism : The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism 1750–1858'', (1994), (ISBN 0-85151-660-2) | ||
* ''Spurgeon v. Hyper-Calvinism : The Battle for Gospel Preaching'', (1995, London: Banner of Truth Trust), | * ''Spurgeon v. Hyper-Calvinism : The Battle for Gospel Preaching'', (1995, London: Banner of Truth Trust), (ISBN 0-85151-692-0) (pbk) | ||
* ''Pentecost today? : The Biblical Basis for Understanding Revival'', (1998), | * ''Pentecost today? : The Biblical Basis for Understanding Revival'', (1998), (ISBN 0-85151-752-8) | ||
* ''Evangelicalism Divided : A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950 to 2000'', (2000), | * ''Evangelicalism Divided : A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950 to 2000'', (2000), (ISBN 0-85151-783-8) | ||
* ''Diary of Kenneth MacRae : a record of fifty years in the Christian ministry'', (1980), | * ''Diary of Kenneth MacRae : a record of fifty years in the Christian ministry'', (1980), (ISBN 0-85151-297-6) | ||
* ''The Invitation System'', (1960), | * ''The Invitation System'', (1960), (ISBN 0-85151-171-6) | ||
* ''Letters of [[Charles Spurgeon|Charles Haddon Spurgeon]] '', (1992), | * ''Letters of [[Charles Spurgeon|Charles Haddon Spurgeon]] '', (1992), (ISBN 0-85151-606-8) | ||
* ''Should the Psalter be the only hymnal of the church?'', (2001), | * ''Should the Psalter be the only hymnal of the church?'', (2001), (ISBN 0-85151-809-5) | ||
* ''The Reformation of the Church : a collection of Reformed and Puritan documents on Church issues'', (1965), | * ''The Reformation of the Church : a collection of Reformed and Puritan documents on Church issues'', (1965), (ISBN 0-85151-118-X) (pbk) | ||
* ''The Unresolved Controversy : unity with non-Evangelicals'', (2001), | * ''The Unresolved Controversy : unity with non-Evangelicals'', (2001), (ISBN 0-85151-810-9) (pbk) | ||
* ''[[John Wesley|Wesley]] and Men Who Followed'', | * ''[[John Wesley|Wesley]] and Men Who Followed'', (ISBN 0-85151-835-4) | ||
* ''Old Evangelicalism – Old Truths for a New Awakening'', | * ''Old Evangelicalism – Old Truths for a New Awakening'', (ISBN 0-85151-901-6) | ||
* ''The Happy Man: The Abiding Witness of [[Lachlan Mackenzie]]'', (1979), | * ''The Happy Man: The Abiding Witness of [[Lachlan Mackenzie]]'', (1979), (ISBN 0-85151-282-8) | ||
* ''A Scottish Christian Heritage'', (2006), | * ''A Scottish Christian Heritage'', (2006), (ISBN 0-85151-930-X) | ||
* ''[[Martyn Lloyd-Jones|Lloyd-Jones]]: Messenger of Grace'', (2008), | * ''[[Martyn Lloyd-Jones|Lloyd-Jones]]: Messenger of Grace'', (2008), (ISBN 0-85151-975-X) | ||
* ''Heroes'', (2009), | * ''Heroes'', (2009), (ISBN 978-1-84871-024-5) | ||
* ''The Undercover Revolution: how fiction changed Britain'', (2009), | * ''The Undercover Revolution: how fiction changed Britain'', (2009), (ISBN 978-1-84871-012-2) | ||
* ''Rest in God: a calamity in contemporary Christianity'', (2010), | * ''Rest in God: a calamity in contemporary Christianity'', (2010), (ISBN 978-1-84871-081-8) (booklet) | ||
* ''[[John F. MacArthur|John MacArthur]]: Servant of the Word and Flock'', (2011), | * ''[[John F. MacArthur|John MacArthur]]: Servant of the Word and Flock'', (2011), (ISBN 978-1-84871-112-9) | ||
* ''[[Archibald G. Brown]]: Spurgeon's Successor'', (2011), | * ''[[Archibald G. Brown]]: Spurgeon's Successor'', (2011), (ISBN 978-1-84871-139-6) | ||
* ''Evangelical Holiness and other addresses'', (2013), | * ''Evangelical Holiness and other addresses'', (2013), (ISBN 978-1-84871-319-2) | ||
* ''[[Amy Carmichael]]: Beauty for Ashes'', (2015), | * ''[[Amy Carmichael]]: Beauty for Ashes'', (2015), (ISBN 978-1-84871-552-3) | ||
* ''[[J. C. Ryle]]: Prepared to Stand Alone'', (2016), | * ''[[J. C. Ryle]]: Prepared to Stand Alone'', (2016), (ISBN 978-1-84871-679-7) | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
*{{cite web|title= Iain H. Murray |accessdate= 2017-09-06 |type= biography |website= Banner of Truth |publisher= [[Banner of Truth Trust]] |url= https://banneroftruth.org/us/about/banner-authors/iain-h-murray/}} | *{{cite web|title= Iain H. Murray |accessdate= 2017-09-06 |type= biography |website= Banner of Truth |publisher= [[Banner of Truth Trust]] |url= https://banneroftruth.org/us/about/banner-authors/iain-h-murray/}} | ||
*{{cite web|title= Iain Murray |accessdate= 2017-09-06 |type= biography |website= Monergism.com |publisher= Christian Publication Resource Foundation |location= [[Portland, Oregon]] |url= https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/bio/iainmurray.html}} | *{{cite web|title= Iain Murray |accessdate= 2017-09-06 |type= biography |website= Monergism.com |publisher= Christian Publication Resource Foundation |location= [[wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland, Oregon]] |url= https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/bio/iainmurray.html}} | ||
*{{cite web|title= All articles by Iain H. Murray in Evangelical Times |accessdate= 2017-09-06 |website= Evangelical Times |url= https://www.evangelical-times.org/articles/author-posts/?author=Iain%20H.%20Murray}} | *{{cite web|title= All articles by Iain H. Murray in Evangelical Times |accessdate= 2017-09-06 |website= Evangelical Times |url= https://www.evangelical-times.org/articles/author-posts/?author=Iain%20H.%20Murray}} | ||
*[http://www.banneroftruth.org/ The Banner of Truth Trust] – "Biblical Christianity through Literature" | *[http://www.banneroftruth.org/ The Banner of Truth Trust] – "Biblical Christianity through Literature" | ||
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