The St Andrews Seven: The Finest Flowering of Missionary Zeal in Scottish History

Book Description

The St Andrews Seven is the moving and inspiring story of six young men whose remarkable influence on one another as fellow students in the University of St Andrews, Scotland, in the 1820s led them to the profound conviction that ‘Only one thing seemed to matter: to discover God’s will and do it’.

The chief characters in this extraordinary account of a teenage enthusiasm to serve Christ to the end of the earth are the great Thomas Chalmers, and six of his students: Alexander Duff, John Urquhart, John Adam, Robert Nesbit, William Sinclair Mackay, and John Ewart. Their influence in later life, especially in India, was to be far beyond their wildest expectations.

The authors trace vividly and popularly the story— the aspirations, fears, doubts, struggles, opposition, sorrows, triumphs—of these six most gifted and dedicated young Christians, including one of their number who died before he could fulfil his heart’s ambition.

First published in 1985, The St Andrews Seven once again brings the names of these men to the fore, and challenges the church of today to put aside its mediocrity and respond obediently to Christ’s great commission.

Authors

Stuart Piggin was Director of the Centre for the History of Christian Thought and Experience at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia and Head of the Department of Christian Thought at the Australian University of Theology. He is a Fellow of the Religious History Association of Australia and the Founding President of the Evangelical History Association.

John Roxborogh is a retired Presbyterian minister and historian living in Dunedin, New Zealand. He holds a doctorate from the University of Aberdeen, where he studied under Andrew Walls. He has special interests in Malaysian and Southeast Asian church history and taught at Seminari Theoloji Malaysia between 1983 and 1991. He is an Honorary Fellow in the Theology Programme of the University of Otago.

Additional Information

Cover: Softcover
Number of Pages: 143
Publisher: Banner of Truth Trust
Publication Date: 2015