Listening to the introduction of the 2012 Henry Martyn Lectures, delivered by Dr Vinoth Ramachandra, spurred my curiosity with regard to:
- Who is Henry Martyn?
- What is his relationship to the subcontinent?
- How come there is an active centre and library at Cambridge, which now has a growing focus on the academic study of mission and world Christianity, named after him?
- Why celebrate the bicentenary of his death with events, seminars, services, an exhibition, and this capstone lecture series?
On the Henry Martyn Centre’s website I found a brief biography and a chronology of Henry Martyn’s (1781-1812) life. In addition, a quick on-line search resulted in a number of pieces declaring the passion Martyn had to “burn out for God.” I even came across Ravi Zacharias eloquently sharing and challenging his listeners with the story of this unbecoming Cambridge scholar/genius embracing the call to serve in India — choosing God over the interests of “his love.”
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