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[[Image:ArthurPink.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Arthur Pink.]]
'''Arthur Walkington Pink''' ([[April 1]], [[1886]] – [[July 15]], [[1952]]) was a [[Christian]] [[evangelism|evangelist]] and [[Theologian|Biblical scholar]] known for his staunchly [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] and [[Puritan]]-like teachings. 

==Biography==
Pink was born in [[Nottingham, England]] on [[April 1]], 1886 and became a Christian in his early 20's. Though born to Christian parents, prior to conversion he migrated into a [[Theosophical]] society (an [[occult]] [[gnostic]] group popular in England during that time), and quickly rose in prominence within their ranks.  His conversion came from his father's patient admonitions from [[Scripture]]. It was the verse, [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs%2014:12&version=47 Proverbs 14:12], 'there is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death,' which particularly struck his heart and compelled him to renounce Theosophy and follow [[Jesus]].

Desiring to grow in knowledge of the Bible, Pink immigrated to the United States to study at [[Moody Bible Institute]]. In 1916 he married Vera E. Russell, who was from Kentucky. However, he left after just two months for Colorado, then California, then Britain. From 1925 to 1928 he served in Australia, including as pastor of two congregations from 1926 to 1928, when he returned to England, and to the United States the following year. He eventually [[pastor]]ed churches in [[Colorado]], [[California]], [[Kentucky]], and [[South Carolina]].

In 1922 he started a monthly magazine entitled ''Studies in Scriptures'' which circulated among English-speaking Christians worldwide, though only to a relatively small circulation list of around 1,000.

In 1934 Pink returned to England, and within a few years turned his Christian service to writing books and pamphlets. Pink died in [[Stornoway, Outer Hebrides|Stornoway]], [[Scotland]] on [[July 15]], 1952. The cause of death was [[anemia]].

After Pink's death, his works were republished by the [[Banner of Truth Trust]] and reached a much wider audience as a result. Biographer [[Iain Murray]] observes of Pink, "the widespread circulation of his writings after his death made him one of the most influential evangelical authors in the second half of the twentieth century." His writing sparked a revival of [[expository preaching]] and focused readers' hearts on biblical living. Yet, even today, Pink is left out of most biographical dictionaries and overlooked in many religious histories.

==Works==
* Attributes of God
* The Doctrine of Justification
* The Antichrist
* The Patience of God
* Eternal Security
* Christmas
* The Total Depravity of Man
* The Sovereignty of God
* The Christian Sabbath
* The Decrees of God
* The Atonement
* Practical Christianity
* The Doctrine of Reconciliation
* The Divine Covenants
* The Redeemer's Return
* The Life of Elijah
* Studies on Saving Faith (first published in Studies in the Scriptures)
* Exposition of John
* Exposition of Hebrews
* The Holy Spirit
* Gleanings in Genesis
* Gleanings in Exodus

== Bibliography ==
* Murray, Iain H. ''The Life of Arthur W. Pink''. Banner of Truth Trust, 2004, 368pp. ISBN 0-85151-332-8)

==External links==
*[http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/articles/article_detail.php?639 Author's Preface] from Murray's biography of Pink.
*[http://www.pbministries.org/books/pink/pinks_archive.htm Pink's Archive] - most of Pink's writings made available to the public
* [http://www.sermonaudio.com/go/510 Listen to audio sermons by A. W. Pink on SermonAudio.com]

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