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{{Infobox publisher
| image        =[[File:Banner of Truth.jpg]]
| status      = Active
| date_founded = 1957
| founders    = [[Iain Murray (author)|Iain Murray]], [[Jack Cullum]], [[Sidney Norton]]
| headquarters = [[wikipedia:Edinburgh|Edinburgh]], [[wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]] (UK)<br/>[[wikipedia:Carlisle, Pennsylvania|Carlisle, Pennsylvania]] (US)
| distribution = Worldwide
| publications = Books, magazine
| url          = [https://banneroftruth.org banneroftruth.org]
}}
The '''Banner of Truth Trust''' is an [[Evangelical]] and [[Calvinist|Reformed]] non-profit<ref name="AboutBTT">[http://banneroftruth.org/us/about/the-story-of-banner/ "The Story of The Banner of Truth"] by Iain H. Murray.</ref> publishing house, structured as a charitable trust<ref>[http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/ Charity Commission for England and Wales] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402222408/http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/ |date=2 April 2010 }} registered charity 235652.</ref> and founded in [[London]] in 1957<ref name="SJStein"/> by [[Iain Murray (author)|Iain Murray]], Sidney Norton and Jack Cullum.<ref name="AboutBTT" /> Its offices are now in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland with a key branch office and distribution point in [[Carlisle, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="AboutBTT"/> It positions itself within the [[Conservative evangelicalism in the United Kingdom|conservative evangelical]] wing of the church, and has been described as "an extremely powerful organization within British [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|nonconformist]] evangelicalism."<ref name="TGeorge"/>


The trust publishes a monthly magazine called ''The Banner of Truth'' ({{ISSN|0408-4748}}) which normally appears eleven times per year, with there being a single issue for August and September.<ref>[http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/magazines/content.php The Banner of Truth Magazine Monthly Contents] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927052755/http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/magazines/content.php |date=27 September 2011 }}</ref> The magazine first appeared in September 1955<ref>The Banner of Truth Trust (1990), ''Index to Banner of Truth'', 1955-1989: "index to all issues of The Banner of Truth, the Trust's monthly magazine from the first issue in September 1955."</ref> and as of December 2010 had reached issue number 566.<ref>[http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/magazines/2010/12/issue566.php ''The Banner of Truth'', Contents, Issue 566, December 2010] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927052759/http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/magazines/2010/12/issue566.php |date=27 September 2011 }}</ref>
The Banner of Truth Trust also holds conferences in three countries: UK (annual youth conference and annual ministers' conference<ref>[http://www.banneroftruth.co.uk/pages/events/ukconfexhib.php Banner of Truth United Kingdom Conference Schedule] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327215115/http://www.banneroftruth.co.uk/pages/events/ukconfexhib.php |date=27 March 2012 }}.</ref>), United States (annual conference<ref>{{cite journal |last=Luimes|first=M.|date=May–June 2006 |title=American Banner of Truth Conference |journal=The Trumpet |publisher=[[Orthodox Christian Reformed Churches in North America]]}}</ref>), and Australia (every two years<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kavanagh |first=Chris |year=2004 |title=Banner of Truth Conference: Sydney 2004 |journal=Faith in Focus: Magazine of the Reformed Churches of New Zealand |volume=31 |issue=5 |pages=4–5 |url=http://www.rcnzonline.com/fnf/backissues/Jun_2004.pdf |accessdate=17 August 2011}}</ref>).
The trust has been connected with the revival of interest in [[evangelical]] [[Calvinism]] in 20th century England.<ref>{{cite book|last=Moes|first=Garry J.|title=Streams of Civilization: Cultures in Conflict Since The Reformation Until The Third Millennium After Christ, Volume 2|year=2003|publisher=Christian Liberty Press|page=396}}</ref> It has promoted Puritan theology<ref name="TGeorge">{{cite book|last=George|first=Timothy|author-link=Timothy George|title=J. I. Packer and the Evangelical Future: The Impact of His Life and Thought|year=2009|publisher=Baker|pages=1900, 1905}}</ref> and helped resurrect the ideas of [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]].<ref name="SJStein">{{cite book |last=Stein |first=Stephen J. |title=The Cambridge Companion to Jonathan Edwards |year=2007 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=230}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Hart|first1=Darryl G. |author-link1=D. G. Hart|last2=Lucas|first2=Sean Michael |title=The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards: American Religion and the Evangelical Tradition |year=2007 |publisher=Baker |page=21}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Lee|first=Sang Hyun |title=The Princeton Companion to Jonathan Edwards |year=2005 |publisher=Princeton University Press |page=305}}</ref> [[Alister McGrath]] refers to the "revival in [[Puritan]] spirituality that had been borne aloft on the wings of Banner of Truth's inexpensive paperbacks."
The Banner of Truth Trust's logo depicts [[George Whitefield]] preaching.<ref>https://banneroftruth.org/us/about/our-mission/ |publisher=Banner of Truth Trust</ref>
== External links ==
*[http://banneroftruth.org/us/about/the-story-of-banner/ "The Story of The Banner of Truth"] by Iain H. Murray
*[http://www.reformation-today.org/finder/ The Finder of Reformed Christian Sources] – magazine & conferences index, compiled by Michael Keen
==References==
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Revision as of 15:14, 15 December 2024

Banner of Truth Trust
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Headquarters Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
Carlisle, Pennsylvania (US)
Distribution Worldwide
Publications Books, magazine
Status Active
Founder(s) Iain Murray, Jack Cullum, Sidney Norton
Date Founded 1957

The Banner of Truth Trust is an Evangelical and Reformed non-profit[1] publishing house, structured as a charitable trust[2] and founded in London in 1957[3] by Iain Murray, Sidney Norton and Jack Cullum.[1] Its offices are now in Edinburgh, Scotland with a key branch office and distribution point in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.[1] It positions itself within the conservative evangelical wing of the church, and has been described as "an extremely powerful organization within British nonconformist evangelicalism."[4]

The trust publishes a monthly magazine called The Banner of Truth (Template:ISSN) which normally appears eleven times per year, with there being a single issue for August and September.[5] The magazine first appeared in September 1955[6] and as of December 2010 had reached issue number 566.[7]

The Banner of Truth Trust also holds conferences in three countries: UK (annual youth conference and annual ministers' conference[8]), United States (annual conference[9]), and Australia (every two years[10]).

The trust has been connected with the revival of interest in evangelical Calvinism in 20th century England.[11] It has promoted Puritan theology[4] and helped resurrect the ideas of Jonathan Edwards.[3][12][13] Alister McGrath refers to the "revival in Puritan spirituality that had been borne aloft on the wings of Banner of Truth's inexpensive paperbacks."

The Banner of Truth Trust's logo depicts George Whitefield preaching.[14]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Story of The Banner of Truth" by Iain H. Murray.
  2. ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales Template:Webarchive registered charity 235652.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Template:Cite book
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:Cite book
  5. ↑ The Banner of Truth Magazine Monthly Contents Template:Webarchive
  6. ↑ The Banner of Truth Trust (1990), Index to Banner of Truth, 1955-1989: "index to all issues of The Banner of Truth, the Trust's monthly magazine from the first issue in September 1955."
  7. ↑ The Banner of Truth, Contents, Issue 566, December 2010 Template:Webarchive
  8. ↑ Banner of Truth United Kingdom Conference Schedule Template:Webarchive.
  9. ↑ Template:Cite journal
  10. ↑ Template:Cite journal
  11. ↑ Template:Cite book
  12. ↑ Template:Cite book
  13. ↑ Template:Cite book
  14. ↑ https://banneroftruth.org/us/about/our-mission/ |publisher=Banner of Truth Trust
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