The Banner of Truth Trust is an

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and

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non-profit"The Story of The Banner of Truth"
by Iain H. Murray. publishing house, structured as a charitable trust and founded in

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in 1957 by Iain Murray, Sidney Norton and Jack Cullum. Its offices are now in

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, Scotland with a key branch office and distribution point in

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. It positions itself within the conservative evangelical wing of the church, and has been described as "an extremely powerful organization within British nonconformist evangelicalism." The trust publishes a monthly magazine called ''The Banner of Truth'' () which normally appears eleven times per year, with there being a single issue for August and September. The magazine first appeared in September 1955 and as of December 2010 had reached issue number 566. The Banner of Truth Trust also holds conferences in three countries: UK (annual youth conference and annual ministers' conference), United States (annual conference), and Australia (every two years). The trust has been connected with the revival of interest in

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in 20th century England. It has promoted Puritan theology and helped resurrect the ideas of

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refers to the "revival in

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spirituality that had been borne aloft on the wings of Banner of Truth's inexpensive paperbacks." The Banner of Truth Trust's logo depicts

George Whitefield George Whitefield (; 30 September 1770), also known as George Whitfield, was an English Anglican minister and preacher who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement. Born in Gloucester, he matriculated at Pembroke Coll ...

preaching.

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"The Story of The Banner of Truth"
by Iain H. Murray
The Finder of Reformed Christian Sources
– magazine & conferences index, compiled by Michael Keen {{Authority control Christian publishing companies Non-profit publishers Book publishing companies of Scotland Publishing companies established in 1957 Non-profit organisations based in Scotland Calvinist organizations established in the 20th century