I recently received a copy of a sharp looking small biography of John Knox from Attic Books (an imprint of New Leaf Publishing). This book has the look and feel of an antique, with frayed page edges and type-set looking font. It’s a compact, attractive size and contains a reproduction of an 1833 original book published by the American Sunday School Union.
John Knox was the fiery Scottish reformer. He doesn’t get the press Calvin and Luther receive, but his story is sure to inspire. Attic Books describes the book as follows:
Rare vignettes featuring the Protestant Reformation’s fiercest defender! John Knox had a life of exciting adventure, harsh imprisonment, and brilliant scholarship. Fighting battles both political and religious, Knox bravely defied royalty, nobility, and the established power of the Papacy to speak the truth. A fiery and inspirational preacher, he fiercely upheld the authority of Scripture and salvation through Christ’s sacrifice. In perilous times, Knox risked his life daily in a fearless and tireless defense of the faith!
This title was originally published by the ASSU, now called American Missionary Fellowship.
The book has 140 small pages with large easy to read font, so there’s no excuse not to read this book. You can pick up a copy of this title at Monergism Books, Amazon.com or direct from Attic Books. If you consider purchasing this title, be sure to check out their other classic biographies: Life of Luther, Life of Andrew Jackson, and Life of George Washington.
I thought they did a great job on the book trailer, too. I previously shared their Life of Luther book trailer so I thought I’d share the Life of John Knox trailer here, too.
Disclaimer: This book was provided by Attic Books. I was under no obligation to offer a favorable review.
Yes! I loved this book and passed it along to some young folks at our church after reading it. Blogged it here: http://allthyngs.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/life-of-john-knox-from-attic-press/
have you read Knox’s first book ever called “The First Blast Of The Trumpet Against The Monstrous Regiment Of Women”? That doesn’t sound provocative at all, right? 🙂 Can’t imagine why Mary of the Scots was breathing down his neck all the time. 🙂
Grace to you, Bob!
Fascinating, Paul.
By the way, here’s a little secret, Monday I’ll be announcing a giveaway of this book hosted here on my site. We’re giving away 3 copies of the book, compliments of Attic Books.
Thanks for dropping by,
Bob