Life of Henry Martyn, Missionary to India and Persia, 1781 to 1812

by Sarah J. Rhea

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Genres: Biography

39 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 4, 2009

Reviews

[Miles Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short biography of Henry Martyn gives a nice overview of his life and rhetorical window into the Evangelical churchmanship common in the Church of England during the late 18th and 19th centuries. The details of his time in India and in Persia are limited; some of the conversations with mullahs in Iran are interesting, however, and the passages from his journal are illuminating.

[Taylor McBride · Rating 5 out of 5]

Encouraging

The life of Henry, is compassion for all the lost and determination for the spread of the gospel is both convicting but incredibly encouraging.

[Renata Ecclesia · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's a time travel romance hidden in here

An enjoyable and useful volume, but only because it quotes from Martyn himself at enormous length. Ms Rhea's prose is best when she's falling in love across time with Martyn, and at it's worse when she's moralizing.

[Charis MacNeill · Rating 2 out of 5]

The battle-minded, pioneering spirit of Henry Martyn is almost lost amidst the wince-worthy fawning and sermonizing of the author. But these words in response to his life and death stand out, "Yes, I will; I will be earnest, I will not trifle; for souls are perishing and Jesus is to be glorified."