Outside of the people in the Bible, Augustine of Hippo is the most influential person in church history. Yet how many people know his story? In this book, Simonetta Carr Introduces young readers to the life and ministry of Augustine. Readers will come to know Augustine's personal struggles and the high value he came to place on the Bible and truth. Readers will also see the difficult days in wh…
A Complex and Fascinating character, Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, is best remembered as the Father of Orthodoxy, upholding the doctrine of the Trinity against the Arian heresy. In this newest addition to the Christian Biographies for Young Readers series, author Simonetta Carr introduces children to the life and times of this important church father who tirelessly defended the Nicene Creed…
In this attractive volume, Simonetta Carr introduces young readers to the life, thought, and work of John Calvin, one of the most famous Reformers of the Christian Church. Readers will come to know Calvin's personality, his devotion of God and the Church, and the personal challenges he faced. They will understand the struggles of the early reformed church faced at that time, not only surviving …
In 1730, nineteen- year-old Marie Durand was arrested and taken from her home in a village in Southern France for the crime of having a brother who was a Protestant preacher. Imprisoned in the Tower of Constance, Marie would spend the next thrity-eight years there. Simonetta Carr introduces us to the truth - and encouraged others to do so as well. Beautiful illustrations, a simply told story, a…
While he would have preferred the simple, quiet life of the monastery- teaching, reading, thinking, and writing about God - Anselm of Canterbury spent much of his life dealing with powerful kings, consulting with popes, and serving reluctantly as archbishop of Canterbury. Through Anselm's story, Simonetta Carr teacher what life was like in medieval Western Europe. Young readers will learn of th…
In this book, Simonetta Carr informs readers about John Owen's life, revealing some of the things that interested him while in school, the care he showed to people when he became a pastor, and the influential books that he wrote. Children will also come to understand the difficult times in which Owen lived, and how he handled the terrors of war and religious persecution. Full of Illustrations a…
Jonathan Edwards lived at a time when many people were seriously questioning long-accepted ideas about the world, life, and God, and his answers to these questions have left a mark on the way we think today. While he is often remembered as the preacher of a scary sermon about a spider dangling over fire, he remains significant as one of the greatest thinkers America has produced. Simonetta Carr…
Di samping tokoh-tokoh di Alkitab, Augustinus dari Hippo adalah sosok yang paling berpengaruh di dalam sejarah gereja. Namun berapa banyak orang yang tahu tentang kisah hidupnya? Di dalam buku ini, Simonetta Carr memperkenalkan kepada para pembaca muda akan hidup dan pelayanan dari Augustinus. Para pembaca juga akan melihat bagaimana sulitnya hidup di masa Augustinus. Mereka juga akan belajar b…
Dalam volume yang menarik ini, Simonetta Carr membawa para pembaca muda ini untuk berkenalan dengan hidup, pemikiran, dan karya John Calvin, salah satu Reformator terkenal bagi Kekristenan. Para pembaca akan mengenal pribadi Calvin, devosinya kepada Allah dan gereja, serta tantangan-tantangan yang ia hadapi. Mereka akan mengerti pergumulan Gereja Reformed saat itu, bukan hanya mereka harus bert…
Sebenarnya Anselm lebih menyukai kehidupan biara yang sederhana dan tenang - mengajar, membaca, merenungkan, dan menulis tentang Allah - tetapi sebaliknya sebagian besar hidupnya habis untuk berurusan dengan para raja yang berkuasa, berkonsultasi dengan paus, dan menjabat sebagai uskup Canterbury yang sebenarnya enggan dijalaninya. Melalui kisah Anselm ini, Simonetta Carr menggambarkan bagaiman…