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Matthew Burden

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Matthew Burden currently serves as pastor of a church in eastern Maine (USA). He studied at Houghton College and Denver Seminary, and his travels as a student and missionary have taken him to South America, Europe, and Africa. His first two books, Tactus and Soldiers of the King, both Christian historical fiction, were published while he was in high school. His more recent works, the three novels of The Hidden Kings Trilogy, are fantasy-adventure in the tradition of J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Missionary Motivations: Cha...

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Freedom Cry

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New Book Release!

My new book comes out today! It continues my contributions to historical missiology (begun with my last book, Missionary Motivations ), and looking this time at the major movements in both hymns and missions that developed in the 18th century. This book makes the case that a revolution in hymnody directly paved the way for the launch of the great Protestant mission movement. I'm posting links b Read more of this blog post »
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On Understanding the Heart of God - Is the Classical View of Divine Impassibility True?



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