Name William Irvine | Role Author | |
Books Heresies Exposed: A Brief Critical Examination in the Light of the Holy Scriptures of Some of the Prevailing Heresies and False Teachings of Today | ||
William Carleton Irvine of Belgaum (3 June 1871 - 5 September 1946), was a missionary, an author, and the founding editor of the Indian Christian magazine and superintendent of Belgaum Leprosy Hospital at Hindalga for 25 years. Irvine came to India from New Zealand.
His best known work is Timely Warnings (1917), also known as Modern Heresies Exposed in its second edition and as Heresies Exposed subsequent to the 1921 edition,. His 23 Years Mission Work Among the Lepers of India, Riches of the Gentiles and other works also received wide distribution. Heresies Exposed was one of the first widely available books to cover new religious movements such as Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, Cooneyites, Christadelphians, Pentecostals and other non-mainstream groups that came to increasing prominence during the 20th century. It has seen multiple editions and printings, and remains in print today.