Iain Hamish Murray (born 19 April 1931) is a British pastor and author who co-founded the Reformed publishing house, the

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Early life

Iain Murray was born on 19 April 1931. He was educated in the

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. Murray was converted in 1949. In the summer of 1950 he was commissioned in the

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of the British Army, serving in Singapore and Malaya in the suppression of the communist insurgency known as the "

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". He transferred to the Army reserve in 1955 and resigned his commission the following year. After his military service, Murray studied Philosophy and History at the

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, graduating with a BA in 1954. In 1955 he married Jean Ann Walters and became assistant minister at St. John's Free Church, Summertown, Oxford.

Christian work

Murray served as assistant to

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at Westminster Chapel (1956–59) and subsequently at Grove Chapel,

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(1961–69) and St. Giles Presbyterian Church,

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, (1981–84). In 1957 he and Jack Cullum founded the Reformed publishing house, the

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, for which he remains a trustee. Murray and his wife live in

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Theological positions

According to certain sources Murray's theological positions are: * 5-point Calvinist * Paedobaptist (advocates infant baptism) * Post-millennial *

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Works

Books by Iain Murray include: * ''Australian Christian Life from 1788 : an introduction and an anthology'', (1988), * ''

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: The First Forty Years'', (1982), * ''

: The Fight of Faith'', (1990), * ''The Forgotten Spurgeon'', (1966), * '' Spurgeon and the Church of England'', (1966) – a booklet * ''

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: A New Biography'', (1988), * ''The Life of Arthur W. Pink'', * ''The Life of John Murray : Professor of Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1937–1966'', (1984), , * ''The Puritan Hope : Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy'', (1971, London: Banner of Truth Trust), (pbk) * ''Revival & Revivalism : The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism 1750–1858'', (1994), * ''Spurgeon v. Hyper-Calvinism : The Battle for Gospel Preaching'', (1995, London: Banner of Truth Trust), (pbk) * ''Pentecost today? : The Biblical Basis for Understanding Revival'', (1998), * ''Evangelicalism Divided : A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950 to 2000'', (2000), * ''Diary of Kenneth MacRae : a record of fifty years in the Christian ministry'', (1980), * ''The Invitation System'', (1960), * ''Letters of

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'', (1992), * ''Should the Psalter be the only hymnal of the church?'', (2001), * ''The Reformation of the Church : a collection of Reformed and Puritan documents on Church issues'', (1965), (pbk) * ''The Unresolved Controversy : unity with non-Evangelicals'', (2001), (pbk) * '' Wesley and Men Who Followed'', * ''Old Evangelicalism – Old Truths for a New Awakening'', * ''The Happy Man: The Abiding Witness of Lachlan Mackenzie'', (1979), * ''A Scottish Christian Heritage'', (2006), * '' Lloyd-Jones: Messenger of Grace'', (2008), * ''Heroes'', (2009), * ''The Undercover Revolution: how fiction changed Britain'', (2009), * ''Rest in God: a calamity in contemporary Christianity'', (2010), (booklet) * '' John MacArthur: Servant of the Word and Flock'', (2011), * '' Archibald G. Brown: Spurgeon's Successor'', (2011), * ''Evangelical Holiness and other addresses'', (2013), * ''

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: Beauty for Ashes'', (2015), * '' J. C. Ryle: Prepared to Stand Alone'', (2016),

References

External links

* * *
The Banner of Truth Trust
– "Biblical Christianity through Literature"
Dr. Andrew David Naselli's review of Iain Murray's ''Evangelicalism Divided'' followed by a lengthy annotated bibliography
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