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For those inspired by remarkable lives of bold Christian faith.

This book rescues the forgotten but extraordinary story of one of the Victorian era's most energetic and devoted Christian pioneers.

You'll be stirred to greater love for God and those around you.

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John 'Rob Roy' MacGregor 1825-1892

The Life and Friendships of a Remarkable but Forgotten Evangelist and Philanthropist

by Norman L. Hopkins

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Publisher: Day One

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For those inspired by remarkable lives of bold Christian faith.

This book rescues the forgotten but extraordinary story of one of the Victorian era's most energetic and devoted Christian pioneers.

You'll be stirred to greater love for God and those around you.

To mark the 200th anniversary of his birth, this captivating biography rediscovers John 'Rob Roy' MacGregor — lawyer, explorer, canoeist, and passionate Victorian Christian whose remarkable life and faith deserve to be remembered.

Anna Hockley

Eden Christian Books Specialist

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Equipping you for life's journey with Jesus:

Now a team of 60 – we've been serving the Church since 2004
Together we've raised over £1,000,000 for UK Christian charities
25,000 churches are using the Eden Plus account

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The year, 2025, is the 200th anniversary of John 'Rob Roy' MacGregor's birth.

He was one of the most active Christians of the Victorian era, yet he has been completely forgotten.He came from a Scottish family of officers and was rescued as a baby in a dramatic sea rescue.

He was the founder of the Open-Air Mission and several other Christian organizations, such as the Protestant Alliance, which continue to this day. He was a lawyer, author, illustrator, lecturer, educator, legislator, volunteer soldier, marksman, draftsman, canoeist, mountaineer, and explorer. An obituary said of him, 'Three men seemed to have struggled within his breast — the devout Christian, the earnest philanthropist, the enthusiastic athlete.'

He associated with leading evangelicals and contemporary politicians, particularly Lord Shaftesbury. It is humbling to study the life of such an enterprising and energetic man. May his memory stir us to greater love for God and those around us.