The Legacy of A. B. Simpson

The Gospel in All Lands (Editor 1880–81).

The Work and the World (Editor 1882).

The Word, the Work and the World (Editor 1882).

The Word, Work and World (Editor 1883–87).

The Christian Alliance (Editor 1887–89).

The Christian Alliance and Missionary Weekly (Editor 1889–93).

The Christian Alliance and Foreign Missionary Weekly (Editor 1894–97).

The Christian and Missionary Alliance (Editor 1897–1911).

Living Truths (Editor 1902–1907).

The Alliance Weekly (Editor 1911–19). Later called The Alliance Witness and since the centennial now The Alliance Life.

1892–1919 Annual Reports, International Missionary Alliance, and The Christian and Missionary Alliance.

1914 Pardington George P. Twenty-Five Wonderful Years. Introduction by Simpson A. B. , New York: Christian Alliance Pub. Co. This early history by a well-educated early Nyack College professor has been brought back into print this decade as a part of a forty-eight volume facsimile reprint series, ‘The Higher Christian Life,” edited by Donald W. Dayton and issued by Garland Publishing.

1920 Thompson A. E. The Life of A. B. Simpson. Official authorized ed. Brooklyn: Christian Alliance Pub. Co. Although the official edition by a Canadian missionary to Palestine contained additional chapters by other authors whose work does not remain in print, all the Thompson material survives in a current edition entitled A. B. Simpson: His Life and Work.

1939 Ekvall Robert B. After Fifty Years: A Record of God's Working through the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Harrisburg: Christian Publications.

1943 Tozer A. W. Wingspread: Albert B. Simpson—A Study in Spiritual Altitude. Centenary ed. Harrisburg: Christian Publications.

1948 McKaig C. Donald . “The Educational Philosophy of A. B. Simpson, Founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance.” Ph.D. diss., New York University.

1962 Cartmal Daryl Westwood . “Mission Policy and Program of A. B. Simpson,” M.A. thesis, Kennedy School of Missions of Hartford Seminary Foundation.

1971 McKaig C. Donald . ed. “Simpson Scrapbook.” Nyack, N.Y.: By the Author. An unpublished collection by a Nyack College professor.

1980 Evaritt Daniel Joseph . “The Social Aspects of the Ministry and Writings of Albert B. Simpson.” M.A. thesis, Drew University.

1982 Reynolds Lindsay . Footprints: The Beginnings of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada. Toronto: Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada. Much attention to early periodicals and newspaper accounts in a history researched and written by a chemical engineer.

1983 Sawin John S. “Missionary Sermons by A. B. Simpson.” Unpublished Manual. Nyack, N.Y.: [The Christian and Missionary Alliance]. Including both chronological and alphabetical listings and an introduction, this valuable work contains a brief paper on “The Missiology of A. B. Simpson.” Several Sawin manuals like this one, a handwritten Simpson diary and other primary sources, early missionary memorabilia, Simpson books and periodicals, and a number of theses and dissertaions on Simpson are preserved in the A. B. Simpson Historical Library at the denominational headquarters.

1984 Wilson Ernest Gerald . “The Christian and Missionary Alliance: Developments and Modifications of Its Original Objectives.” Ph.D. diss. New York University. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms. A pastor's significant analysis, drawing heavily on periodicals and reports.

1986 McGraw Gerald E. “The Doctrine of Sanctification in the Published Writings of Albert Benjamin Simpson.” Ph.D. diss., New York University. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms. In Simpson's thought, sanctification provides the dynamic for effective missions.

1986 Hartzfeld David F. Nienkirchen Charles , eds. The Birth of a Vision: Essays on the Ministry and Thought of Albert B. Simpson. His Dominion, Supplement no. 1. Beaverlodge, Alberta: Horizon House. Centennial essays by faculty members of Canadian Theological Seminary and Canadian Bible College, including “The Missionary Eschatology of A. B. Simpson,” by Franklin Pyles; “A. B. Simpson and World Evangelization,” by T. V. Thomas with Ken Draper; “A. B. Simpson and the Tensions in the Preparation of Missionaries,” by Jacob P. Klassen; “Early Alliance Missions in China,” by Paul L. King; and eight additional chapters.

1986 Niklaus Robert L. Sawin John S. Stoesz Samuel J. All for Jesus: God at Work in the Christian and Missionary Alliance over One Hundred Years. Camp Hill, Pa.: Christian Publications. A well-researched history by an editor, an archivist, and a seminary professor.