Theodore Austin-Sparks

T. Austin-Sparks has been described as one of the greatest spiritual, Christ-centered figures of the twentieth century. He wrote over one hundred books. The golden cord that ran through all those works was the exaltation of his Lord. His writings speak little of the Christ of Galilee — rather he has given us the resurrected and enthroned Lord.

	*Theodore Austin-Sparks: Reflections on His Life and Work* (#9690) by Angus M. Gunn. 91pp *19.95*
	Shaped by Vision: A Biography of Theodore Austin-Sparks (#1018) by Rex G. Beck. This biography takes the reader through the life and work of Theodore Austin-Sparks. It draws material from interviews, writings of those who knew him, and from Sparks’ own journal *A Witness and a Testimony, which he published from 1926 to 1971. The narrative explains Sparks’ early years, conversion, and pastorate at Stoke Newington Congregational and Honor Oak Baptist congregations. It follows him as he left Honor Oak Baptist with about 200 others to found Honor Oak Christian Fellowship Center. It describes the life at the “Center,” the testimony that the brothers at the Center carried, and the great expansion of Sparks’ ministry to the whole world in the 1930s. It follows Sparks through the ravages of World War II, the destruction of the Center, and its subsequent rebuilding. It travels with Sparks through his world-wide tours of the 1950s as he visited America, India, Taiwan, and the Philippines. Finally, it details the last decade of Sparks’ life, when he was limited in his ministry. In addition to the life and times of Sparks, this work’s final 66 pages contain summaries of 24 of Sparks’ books. These start with Incorporation into Christ (1926) and end with The Holy Spirit’s Biography of Christ* (1970). 369 pp PB *$29.95*