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Arthur T. (Arthur Tappan) Pierson
1837–1911
A driving voice in nineteenth-century Protestant missions, this American pastor and writer paired tireless preaching with a gift for making big religious ideas feel urgent and practical. His books and lectures helped shape evangelical thought on both sides of the Atlantic.
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George Müller of Bristol, and His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God
by Arthur T. (Arthur Tappan) Pierson
About the author
Born in New York City in 1837, Arthur Tappan Pierson became an American Presbyterian pastor, speaker, and prolific religious writer. He studied at Hamilton College and Union Theological Seminary, then went on to serve a series of pastorates while building a wide reputation as a Bible lecturer and advocate for missionary work.
Pierson was known for extraordinary energy: he reportedly preached more than 13,000 sermons and wrote more than fifty books. His influence reached beyond the United States through a transatlantic preaching ministry, and he also served for a time at London’s Metropolitan Tabernacle after Charles Spurgeon’s illness and death.
He is especially remembered for helping energize the modern missionary movement. Through his speaking, editing, and writing, he encouraged Christians to think globally about evangelism and service, leaving a legacy that continued after his death in 1911.