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[[Image:ArthurPink.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Arthur Pink.]]
'''Arthur Walkington Pink''' ([[April 1]], [[1886]] &ndash; [[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 seemseth right unto a man, but itsthe end isthereof are the ways 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, an(contracted; show full){{DEFAULTSORT:Pink, Arthur}}
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[[Category:Calvinist ministers and theologians]]

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