Christian Biographies for Young Readers Series

24 primary works • 24 total works
Beautifully produced biographies for young and old to read together. The author develops not only the contribution the individual made to Christian faith, but a thorough explanation of their historical setting. I have ordered the series by date of birth of biographical subjects, rather than by date of publication.

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Irenaeus of Lyon
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4.48 · 44 Ratings · 14 Reviews · 2 editions
Irenaeus is remembered for his work in helping the…

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    Macrina of Cappadocia
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    3.40     · 5 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 2 editions
    Born in 347 in Cappadocia, Macrina is remembered b…

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    Athanasius
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    4.44     · 114 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2011 · 4 editions
    A complex and fascinating character, Athanasius, b…

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    Augustine of Hippo
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    4.40     · 93 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2009 · 7 editions
    Outside of the people in the Bible, Augustine of H…

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    Patrick of Ireland
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    4.32     · 19 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 2 editions
    The name St. Patrick is associated with three-leaf…

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    Anselm of Canterbury
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    4.10     · 48 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2013 · 4 editions
    "Anselm, one of the most original thinkers of the …

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    Martin Luther
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    4.64     · 89 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2016 · 3 editions
    Five hundred years ago, a monk named Martin Luther…

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    Peter Martyr Vermigli
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    4.50     · 22 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2017 · 2 editions
    Born in Florence, Italy, in 1499, Peter Martyr Ver…

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    John Calvin
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    4.47     · 133 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 2008 · 8 editions
    In this attractive volume, Simonetta Carr introduc…

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    John Knox
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    4.50     · 64 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 2014 · 11 editions
    "In this clear, concise, and readable short biogra…

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    Julia Gonzaga
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    4.26     · 19 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 2 editions
    This biography presents the life and times of Juli…

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    Lady Jane Grey
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    4.39     · 100 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    Living only until her execution at age 17, and rul…

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    Anne Bradstreet
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    4.08     · 13 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 2 editions
    Did you know that the first published poet in Amer…

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    John Owen
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    4.52     · 62 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2010 · 6 editions
    John Owen was a great Puritan preacher who lived i…

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    John Bunyan
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    4.55     · 33 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 3 editions
    A Nonconformist preacher and writer of the sevente…

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    Thomas Boston
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    3.67     · 3 Ratings · 2 editions

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    Jonathan Edwards
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    4.52     · 63 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions
    Jonathan Edwards lived at a time when many ideas a…

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    Marie Durand
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    4.54     · 48 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2015 · 4 editions
    In 1730, nineteen-year-old Marie Durand was arrest…

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    John Newton
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    4.70     · 27 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 2 editions
    John Newton’s life was full of adventure, danger, …

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    Phillis Wheatley
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    4.20     · 15 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 3 editions
    No one could have imagined that the frail, seven-y…

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    Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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    4.56     · 27 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 2 editions
    Charles Spurgeon is considered one of the greatest…

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    B. B. Warfield
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    4.41     · 17 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 3 editions
    B. B. Warfield lived at a time when many people--e…

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    Wang Mingdao
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    3.80     · 5 Ratings · 2 editions
    Simonetta Carr’s newest children’s biography intro…

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    Byang Kato
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    4.00     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 2 editions
    Byang Kato grew up in Nigeria in a family devoted …

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