For Such A Time As This

From the introductory tribute to Gilbert Kirby it would appear that this book began life as a celebration of his 80th birthday. His son-in-law, Clive Calver, noticed that 1996 is also the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Evangelical Alliance, and so the volume celebrates both anniversaries. Gilbert Kirby's former position as General Secretary of the EA as well as his major involvement in evangelical life over the last 50 years makes the double celebration appropriate.

Ray Porter