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Men of Faith
Charles Finney
The record of a half-century of revival still leaves its imprint on this nation and the Church! Lawyer, college professor, pastor and evangelist Charles Grandison Finney's ministry during the 1800's saw over one million people converted to Christ! Everywhere he went, spiritual life burst into flame and touched whole communities for the Gospel. The principles of spiritual awakening which he discovered and practiced during a lifetime of service for Christ shine like beacons through his personal story found on these pages. A readable, challenging biography of the man who sparked one of America's greatest revivals.
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144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1969
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About the author
Basil Miller
351 books12 followersBasil William Miller was born in Laconia, Indiana, February 26, 1897. He moved with his family to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in 1905, and nine years later entered a small Christian college in Greenville, Texas, to earn A.B. and B.D. degrees.
After pastoring churches in Oklahoma, he was called to teach at Pasadena College in California. He married Esther Kirk and they had four children. He earned a master’s degree at the University of Southern California and five more graduate degrees—the M.A., S.T.M., Th.M., S.T.D., and Ph.D.—were earned while he was holding pastorates in San Diego, Pittsburgh, New York City, San Antonio, and Pasadena.
In 1939, Dr. Miller was involved in a serious car accident and suffered a severe concussion which kept him bedridden for a year and partially incapacitated for the next four. Then, in 1947, he suffered a heart attack. During his convalescence he began his writing career and, over a period of 35 years, produced 200 books and thousands of articles for Christian publications.
Two wartime biographies caused a publishing sensation. Martin Niemoeller: Hero of the Concentration Camp appeared in 1942 while the German pastor was still confined in Dachau. The other bookk was Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek. The Chinese leaders were at the height of their popularity and the book generated more prepublication orders than any previous Zondervan title. Some 950,000 Basil Miller books were in print by mid-1951. He had published 136 titles by 1955 and his final count probably tops 150.
Until his death on May 7, 1978, at the age of 81, he was “driven almost beyond endurance with the knowledge that there is so much to do, and so little that I can accomplish.”
After pastoring churches in Oklahoma, he was called to teach at Pasadena College in California. He married Esther Kirk and they had four children. He earned a master’s degree at the University of Southern California and five more graduate degrees—the M.A., S.T.M., Th.M., S.T.D., and Ph.D.—were earned while he was holding pastorates in San Diego, Pittsburgh, New York City, San Antonio, and Pasadena.
In 1939, Dr. Miller was involved in a serious car accident and suffered a severe concussion which kept him bedridden for a year and partially incapacitated for the next four. Then, in 1947, he suffered a heart attack. During his convalescence he began his writing career and, over a period of 35 years, produced 200 books and thousands of articles for Christian publications.
Two wartime biographies caused a publishing sensation. Martin Niemoeller: Hero of the Concentration Camp appeared in 1942 while the German pastor was still confined in Dachau. The other bookk was Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek. The Chinese leaders were at the height of their popularity and the book generated more prepublication orders than any previous Zondervan title. Some 950,000 Basil Miller books were in print by mid-1951. He had published 136 titles by 1955 and his final count probably tops 150.
Until his death on May 7, 1978, at the age of 81, he was “driven almost beyond endurance with the knowledge that there is so much to do, and so little that I can accomplish.”
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February 6, 2018
I enjoyed this book until I learned more about Finney. Very heretical
April 12, 2019
Excellent book!!
October 10, 2023
Mycket bra bok om Finneys liv, resor och evangelisation!
July 28, 2024
Pretty cool life!
April 1, 2016
I would hope Charles Finney would be offended by the approach and style of this book. While it does (sort of) highlight some things that Finney did which were ground breaking both in Christianity and in human rights, its focus seems to be trying to establish him as some kind of legend. It's contradictory (he's a vision of perfect health...yet has these awful bouts of terrible illness through out his life, etc) and it's sensationalized. It actually talks about other preachers being struck down (yes, in death) because they disagreed with Finney. Really? I'm totally sure that's how God works*. Ugh.
I am going to read his memoirs with a hope to balance this reading. If not, I'll be sad that I even read about Finney.
I am going to read his memoirs with a hope to balance this reading. If not, I'll be sad that I even read about Finney.
June 11, 2014
Informative, but more of a promotional booklet than an interesting biography.
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