The Banner of Truth Trust is an

Evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "bor ...

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

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

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

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

, Scotland with a key branch office and distribution point in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It positions itself within the

evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "bor ...

wing of the church, and has been described as "an extremely powerful organization within British

nonconformist Nonconformity or nonconformism may refer to: Culture and society * Insubordination, the act of willfully disobeying an order of one's superior *Dissent, a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or entity ** ...

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

Calvinism Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Cal ...

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

Alister McGrath Alister Edgar McGrath (; born 1953) is a Northern Irish theologian, Anglican priest, intellectual historian, scientist, Christian apologist, and public intellectual. He currently holds the Andreas Idreos Professorship in Science and Religion i ...

refers to the "revival in

Puritan The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England of Catholic Church, Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should become m ...

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 Anglican cleric and evangelist who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement. Born in Gloucester, he matriculated at Pembroke College at th ...

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