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[[Image:ArthurPink.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Arthur Pink.]]
'''Arthur Walkington Pink''' ([[1 April 1]], [[1886]] &ndash; [[15 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 [[1 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=9 Proverbs 14:12], 'there is a way which seemeth right un(contracted; show full)

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 
[[15 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, ev(contracted; show full){{DEFAULTSORT:Pink, Arthur}}
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