Iain Hamish Murray (born 19 April 1931
) is a British
pastor
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and
author
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who co-founded the Reformed publishing house, the
.
Early life
Iain Murray was educated in the
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King William's College. He was converted in 1949.
In the summer of 1950 he was commissioned in the
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)rifle regiment
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of the British Army, serving in Singapore and Malaya in the suppression of the communist insurgency known as the "
Malayan Emergency". 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
University of Durham, 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
He served as assistant to
Martyn Lloyd-Jones
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at
Westminster Chapel (1956–59) and subsequently at Grove Chapel,
London
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(1961–69) and St. Giles Presbyterian Church,
Sydney,
Australia, (1981–84). In 1957 he and Jack Cullum founded the Reformed publishing house, the
,
for which he remains a trustee.
Murray and his wife live in
Edinburgh
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,
Scotland
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.
Theological positions
According to certain sources Murray's theological positions are:
[
* 5-point Calvinist
* Paedobaptist (advocates infant baptism)
* Post-millennial]
Works
Books by Iain Murray include:
* ''Australian Christian Life from 1788 : an introduction and an anthology'', (1988),
* '' D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones : The First Forty Years'', (1982),
* '' D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones : The Fight of Faith'', (1990),
* ''The Forgotten Spurgeon'', (1966),
* '' Spurgeon and the Church of England'', (1966) – a booklet
* '' Jonathan Edwards : 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 Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher.
Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, among whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers". He wa ...
'', (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),
* '' Amy Carmichael: Beauty for Ashes'', (2015),
* '' J. C. Ryle: Prepared to Stand Alone'', (2016),
References
External links
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*
*
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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1931 births
Living people
English Christian religious leaders
English Presbyterian ministers
English Calvinist and Reformed Christians
Clergy from Lancashire
People educated at King William's College
Alumni of the College of the Venerable Bede, Durham
British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency
Cameronians officers