UNITY AND DIVERSITY
The Founders of the Free Church of Scotland
By Sandy Finlayson. Christian Focus. 310 pages. £8.99
ISBN 978-1-84550-550-9
What does the 19th century, and a (currently) small Scottish church, have to do with wider evangelical world? A great deal, when you can see it as presented in this volume. In today’s world a Christian title joining unity with diversity should pique plenty of interest.
The book draws attention to the formative elements of the Free Church’s sense of purpose, through short sketches of ten central personalities from the days around the founding of the church in 1843. Sandy Finlayson tells the basic facts of each man’s story, and then expertly highlights their respective contributions, not only in the Free Church, but also in general society.
