Calvin MacKenzie
Australian Christian Reformed Publications
Hardback
473 pages

The Dawn and Doyens of Christianity in Australia: An Overview of Some of the More Prominent Church Groups and Significant Participants from the Late 18th to Early 20th Centuries

"Calvin MacKenzie has provided a wide-angled snapshot of the often chequered and colourful history of Christianity in Australia, from its earliest rise to the late 20th Century. Personal reflections and biblical commentary add to the incisive focus on significant figures whom the Lord raised up as a cloud of witnesses. The resulting tapestry is a record of divine grace in numerous lives and congregations still alive in spite of the overhanging clouds in the foreground. Identifying the roots of the present-day defection from Reformed Calvinism, the historical knowledge and training of a living commentator show vividly the need in every age to earnestly contend for the faith. Surveying the gallery of Christian men and women who strove to walk in the old paths, esteemed by only too few in the modern-day Australian church, will give readers ample argument why they should take the prophet's advice and ask for these and walk therein." - Rev. David Campbell

From the author: It is important that the history of Australia's rich Christian heritage is made available to a new generation of readers in a readable and engaging format, in the hope that they too may seek to be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ and be called to repentance and belief in the saving efficacy of the atoning sacrifice of God's Beloved Son.