The Reluctant Minister: Memoirs by David W. Torrance

by David W. Torrance

Overview

"Here are the details of an amazing life. . . . This is a book well worth reading." --Very Revd John Miller "A work rich in human interest, redolent of the grace of God, and completely honest in describing both the author's struggles with a sense of call to ministry, and the highs and lows of subsequent pastoral experience." --Angus Morrison, Church of Scotland Moderator, 2015-16

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498232913
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	06/19/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	316
File size:	913 KB

Table of Contents

Commendations iv

Foreword v

Dates vi

1 Early Days 1

2 Military Service 20

3 Call and Preparation for Ministry 52

4 University and other Academic Work 65

5 Ministry and Evangelism 80

6 Tell Scotland 112

7 Livingston: Part 1 138

8 Livingston: Part 2 168

9 Aberdeen Summerhill 205

10 Earlston 240

11 Retirement 265

Appendix 1 Reflections on Ministry 269

Appendix 2 The National Bible Society 285

Appendix 3 Israel 292