Although largely unknown today, Baptist preacher Alexander MacLaren was one of the most famous ministers of the 19th century. Recognized throughout the British Isles as a brilliant expositor and winning writer, his engaging style and brilliant insight make him a perfect fit for the modern reader. This enormous 6000-page, 32 Volume Exposition of the Holy Scriptures resonates throughout with the golden pastoral insight that made MacLaren one of the most respected preachers of turn-of-the-century England. Rediscover the "the prince of expository preachers" . . . read Alexander MacLaren today!
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Maclaren was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of David Maclaren, a merchant and Baptist lay preacher. In 1836, his father went to Australia where from 1837 to 1841 he served as Resident Manager of the South Australian Company, leaving his family in Edinburgh. During his father's absence, Maclaren was converted and publicly baptized into the fellowship of the Hope St. Baptist Church, Glasgow, sometime between the ages of eleven and thirteen. He was educated at the Glasgow High School, and Glasgow University, and on the return of David Maclaren from Australia, the family moved to London. In 1842, at the age of sixteen, Maclaren entered Stepney College, a Baptist institution in London.