William Carey

There are many excellent biographies that have been written about the Particular Baptist minister William Carey, but in this reviewer's opinion this one penned by Carey's great grandson Samuel Pearce Carey excels them all. The author does a fantastic job of setting Carey in the context of his times and of showing the many seemingly insurmountable obstacles that stood between him and his vision of taking the gospel to the world. Carey and his friends had to wrestle with the hyper-Calvinism that was running rampant through their denomination, their own obscurity and poverty, hardships within Carey's own family, the hostility of the East India Company, and the hardness of heart of the culture they sought to win for Christ. Yet they persevered through all these hardships, and became living examples of Carey's motto: "Expect great things from God, Attempt great things for God." This is a truly inspirational read that will feed your soul and provoke you to labor more fervently in evangelism while holding the ropes for those who are laboring on the mission field.

This book is the best biography I've ever read, and possibly one of the best books I've ever read. S. Pearce Carey (William Carey's great-grandson, a preacher himself) is an excellent writer and did extensive research to bring the full details about the life of William Carey.This book is an amazing testament to the faithfulness of God in missions as he sustained and prospered the work of Carey and others in Calcutta. I was brought to tears on more than one occasion while reading about the tragedy and triumph of the missions work in India.A must-read for all Christians.

I have not read any other biographies on William Carey to compare it too, but his (I believe grandson or great grandson) did an amazingly job writing this. It is written in a very accessible way and super informative. I read the whole thing in a couple of days. Very well written and worth the buy.

Best book on missions I've ever read.Amazing story and very well written. Read it twice and would read it again. Can't say that about any book I've read.

Though this book it a historical biography, it is fascinating to learn how this not-so-great shoemaker, became the father of modern missions. I was skeptical when I picked this one up, but was joyfully shown to be incorrect. The best surprise I've ever read! Wonderful!

This classic bio of William Carey was not disappointing. It's a great introduction to his life. I would have wished for more on his marriage to Dorothy (there was strangely very little said).

Excellent.

I bought this as a gift for Dad. It is a great book. I enjoy reading biographies. No problems with the book.

This is a superbly researched and fascinatingly detailed account of the period when Carey lived as well as a biography of the man. I was completely absorbed by this book and challenged by the achievement of Carey from such a humble background to become a renowned scholar and missionary. I found it spiritually uplifting and would recommend it to all Christians and those interested in 18/19thC history of Britain and India.

Excellent well researched read of inspiring life - missions today could learn a lot if they looked back in time to people like Carey