This short biography is the "essential" John Knox with all his passion, power and devotion to Christ. It is Knox at his pithy best without the frills and distractions. We are all indebted to John J. Murray for distilling the Scots Reformer into an intoxicating elixir. This appetizer will no doubt tantalize readers to further feast on the whole of the life and works of John Knox.' Dale Walden Johnson, Professor of Church History, Erskine Theological Seminary.