Recent books by members and friends​
Placed in Our CareDouglas Brown. Placed in Our Care: Millie Shankelton, missionary to Aborigines: her role in the Stolen Generation story
(Eider Books, 2023) |
The Remarkable Mr and Mrs JohnsonToby Raeburn. The Remarkable Mr and Mrs Johnson: Founders of Modern Australia’s First Church, Schools and Charity, and Friends of Aboriginal People, 1788–1800.
(Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2023) |
John Wesley's Political World
Glen O'Brien. John Wesley's Political World
(Routledge, 2022) |
Tell me another
Paul Roe. Tell me another: A storyteller's search for Australia's lost faith.
(Ark house, 2022) |
Christianity Matters
Kevin Donnelly (ed). Christianity matters: In these troubled times.
(Wilkinson Publishing, 2022) |
God & Menzies
David Furse-Roberts. God and Menzies: The Faith that Shaped a Prime Minister and his Nation
(Jeparit Press, 2021) |
Sons of the Prophets
Raymond E Heslehurst. Sons of the Prophets: Continuity and Change in Clapham Evangelicalism
(Self Published, 2021) Cost: $30 + postage. ($9 in Australia) |
The Forgotten Menzies
Stephen Chavura and Greg Melleuish. The Forgotten Menzies: The World Picture of Australia's Longest-Service Prime Minister.
(Melbourne University Press, 2021) |
Harry Goodhew
Stuart Piggin. Harry Goodhew: Archbishop, Godly Radical, Dynamic Anglican.
(Morning Star, 2021) |
From a ministry for youth to a ministry of youth
Ruth Lukabyo. From a Ministry for Youth to a Ministry of Youth: Aspects of Protestant Youth Ministry in Sydney 1930-1959
(Wipf and Stock, 2020) |
Enamoured with piety
Yarran Johnston. Enamoured with piety: Godliness as the pervading theme in the thought and ministry of Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686)
(Tulip, 2020) |
The Bible in Buffalo Country
Sally K. May , Laura Rademaker , Donna Nadjamerrek, Julie Narndal Gumurdul. The Bible in Buffalo Country: Oenpelli Mission 1925-1931.
(ANU Press, 2020) Available for free via open access. |
Indigenous Self-Determination in Australia
Laura Rademaker and Tim Rowse (eds). Indigenous Self-Determination in Australia
(ANU Press, 2020) Including 'An emerging Protestant doctrine of self-determination in the Northern Territory' by Laura Rademaker Available for free via open access. |
A Short Introduction to the Westminster Assembly and Its WorkRowland S. Ward. A short introduction to the Westminster assembly and its work.
(Tulip, 2019) |
God and Adam
Rowland S. Ward. God and Adam: Reformed Theology and the Creation Covenant
(Tulip, 2019) |
Evangelicals and the End of ChristendomHugh Chilton. Evangelicals and the End of Christendom: Religion, Australia & the crises of the 1960s
(Routledge, 2019) |
Attending to the National Soul
Stuart Piggin & Robert D Linder. Attending to the National Soul: Evangelical Christians in Australian History 1914-2014.
(Monash, 2019) |
Foundations of Anglican Evangelicalism in Victoria
Wei-Han Kuan. Foundations of Anglican Evangelicalism in Victoria: Four Elements of Continuity, 1847 - 1937
(Wipf & Stock, 2019) |
Read in the light
Paul F. Cooper and David A. Burke (eds). Read in the light: The 1901 Declaratory Statement of the Presbyterian Church of Australia.
(Eider Books, 2019) |
Edwards the mentor
Rhys S. Bezzant. Edwards the mentor.
(Oxford University Press, 2019) |
Athanasius of Alexandria
Peter Barnes. Athanasius of Alexandria: His life & impact
(Christian Focus, 2019) |
The Making of a Tory Evangelical
David Furse-Roberts. The Making of a Tory Evangelical: Lord Shaftesbury and the Evolving Character of Victorian Evangelicalism.
(Wipf and Stock, 2019) |
Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity
Stephen A. Chavura, John Gascoigne and Ian Tregenza. Reason, Religion and the Australian Polity: A Secular State?
(Routledge, 2019) |
The Rev. John Waterhouse
Rowland S. Ward, The Rev. John Waterhouse (1789-1842) and his family.
(2018) February 2019 is the 180th anniversary of the arrival of the Rev. John Waterhouse and his family in Hobart, and will see the release of the first detailed account of his life and that of his ten children - three remarkable women, three Wesleyan ministers and four merchants in Australia, one of whom became Premier of South Australia and later Premier of New Zealand and another who became prominent in Honolulu. This heavily illustrated book makes a contribution to Wesleyan and Pacific history. It is available at $35 postpaid in Australia from the author. Details from [email protected] |
Bertie Boyce
Robert Withycombe, Bertie Boyce: Pioneer Clergyman, Social Reformer
(Morning Star Publishing, 2018) |
Wesleyan-Holiness Churches in AustraliaGlen O'Brien, Wesleyan-Holiness Churches in Australia: Hallelujah Under the Southern Cross
(Routledge, 2018) |
Fountain of Public ProsperityStuart Piggin & Robert D Linder, The Fountain of Public Prosperity: Evangelical Christians in Australian History 1740 - 1914
(NewSouth Publishing, 2018) |
Anzac SpiritualityDaniel Reynaud, Anzac Spirituality: the First AIF Soldiers Speak
(Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2018) |
Found in TranslationLaura Rademaker, Found in Translation: Many Meanings on a North Australian Mission
(University of Hawai'i Press, 2018) |
The Bible in AustraliaMeredith Lake, The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History
(NewSouth Publishing, 2018) |
Anglican Evangelicalism in Sydney 1897 to 1953John A. McIntosh, Anglican Evangelicalism in Sydney 1897 to 1953: Nathaniel Jones, D.J. Davies and T.C. Hammond
(Australian College of Theology, 2018) |
Presbyterians in AustraliaRowland Ward, Presbyterians in Australia: Origins, Conflicts and Progress 1803-2018
(2018) Over its 377 pages Presbyterians in Australia covers the constitutional and theological history of the Presbyterian Church of Australia including the revival of Calvinism and the events of the last 40 years. It includes some 70 illustrations as well as charts and tables and detailed bibliography. Available for AU$35 from the author. Please email for details. |
Burning or BushedPaul F. Cooper & David A. Burke (eds), Burning or Bushed: The Presbyterian Church of Australia 40 years on
(Eider Books, 2017) This book seeks to examine the life of the Presbyterian Church of Australia (PCA) and how it has fared in the 40 years since the momentous events of Church Union in 1977. Is it bushed and directionless, worn out and waiting to pass away? Or is it still on fire for the Lord and his work? |
The Disruption of EvangelicalsmGeoffrey R. Treloar, The Disruption of Evangelicalism: The Age of Torrey, Mott, McPherson and Hammond
(IVP Academic, 2017) |
For God and GlobeMichael G. Thompson, For God and Globe: Christian Internationalism in the United States between the Great War and the Cold War
(Cornell University Press, 2015) |
The Man the Anzacs ReveredDaniel Reynaud, The Man the Anzacs Revered: William ‘Fighting Mac’ McKenzie, Anzac Chaplain
(Signs Publishing Company, 2015) |
More Valuable than GoldPaul F. Cooper, More Valuable than Gold: The Philanthropy of John and Ann Goodlet
(Eider Books, 2015) |
Methodism in AustraliaGlenn O’Brien and Hilary M. Carey (eds.), Methodism in Australia: A History,
(Ashgate, 2015) |
Captains of the SoulMichael Gladwin, Captains of the Soul: A History of Australian Army Chaplains
(Big Sky Publishing, 2014) |
Jonathan Edwards and the ChurchRhys S. Bezzant, Jonathan Edwards and the Church
(Oxford University Press, 2013) |
A Rising TideStuart M. Lange, A Rising Tide: Evangelical Christianity in New Zealand 1930-65
(Otago University Press, 2013) |
Faith in ActionMeredith Lake, Faith in Action: Hammondcare
(UNSW Press, 2012) |
A Short History of Global EvangelicalismMark Hutchinson and John Wolffe, A Short History of Global Evangelicalism,
(Cambridge University Press, 2012) |