English Puritanism
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1. Considers alleged deficiencies of William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale’s Scripture translations. 2. The Geneva Bible claim (in the preface) that William Tyndale neglected Hebraisms is proven false. 3. The Matthew Bible treatment of... more
Logic and rhetoric are "the practice of the holy Ghost". 1 So says William Perkins, one of the leading godly clergy of Cambridge during the later Elizabethan period, in his commentary on the book of Revelation, posthumously published in... more
John Dury (1596-1680) grew up in England with connections to the heads of state, and was advised by an eminent chaplain that to reconcile the divisions of the protestant churches would be the greatest work of peacemaking (Matt 5:9) that... more
현대의 많은 학자들이 오웬의 신학을 삼위일체적이라고 규정했다. 대표적으로 싱클레어 퍼거슨, 칼 트루먼, 켈리 캐픽, 브라이언 키, 피터 드 프리스 등은 삼위일체론이야말로 오웬 신학의 핵심이라고 주장한다. 퍼거슨은 오웬을 가리켜 “깊이 있는 삼위일체론적 신학자”라고 부른다. 트루먼은 “오웬의 작품을 통틀어 –그 작품들이 신론이나 구원론, 혹은 칭의론을 다루든 상관없이- 삼위일체론은 언제나 근본적이다.”라고 주장한다.... more
Isten az embert a maga képére és hasonlatosságára teremtette. A Szentírás egyik legmagasztosabb és egyben legtitokzatosabb mondata ez. Milyen az arca az istenképű embernek? 3. oldal A tudás kísértése "Isten a teremtés okán nem csak az... more
During the English revolutionary period (1640-60), three individuals who became close philosophical friends separately articulated principles of freedom of conscience and separation of church and state: Roger Williams, Sir Henry Vane the... more
The rise of the English separatist movement in the late sixteenth century was characterized by a polemical struggle over the applicability of the epithet of “Donatism.” A pejorative slur, the Donatist label was often utilized during the... more
The Matthew Bible, like any good Anglican, found itself caught between the Roman Catholics and the Puritans. Neither group liked it. Find out why, and why its spirit is more consistent with early Anglicanism than anything else.
Sir Henry Vane the younger was one of the Puritan Revolution’s most remarkable figures. Elected governor of New England in 1636 at the tender age of twenty-three, he was soon ousted from the colony after the Antinomian controversy, and... more
>Brief background of the puritan dispute with the Reformation CofE, Thomas Cranmer, and William Tyndale over ceremonies and song. >Compares translations and notes from the Psalms in the1537 Matthew Bible and the Geneva Bible. >Shows... more
The three children of Lord Chief Justice Sir Christopher Wray were a dominant influence on the puritanism of the North Midlands over the period 1590-1620. As patrons of John Smyth and Richard Bernard they helped support the puritan... more
This is an introductory essay to a critical edition of Hale's MS treatise on natural law (British Library, MSS Add. 18235, Harley 7159, and Hargrave 485). Chapters 1-5 were published along with this introduction. An edition of the entire... more
Postscript to my paper 'Small, vulnerable ETs' - a suggestion why the inhabitants of the moon in Francis Godwin's pioneering tale of a journey to the moon should have venerated the name 'Martin', seeing in it a possible reference to the... more
Richard Sibbes (1577-1635) said, “A little fire is fire... a little thing in the hand of giant will do great things. A little faith strengthened by Christ will work wonders.” Sibbes penned these words to bring comfort to his readers; a... more
A Quest for Godliness is the accumulation of nearly four decades of study of the Puritans and their impact on Christianity by Oxford graduate and Regent College professor, J.I. Packer. Packer, an adept historian and engaging communicator... more
An Honest, Well–Experienced Heart introduces us to the life and writings of Puritan preacher and author John Flavel (1627—1691). In his brief, introductory biography, Adam Embry discusses Flavel’s background, ministry, and theology of... more
Pastor Bonus. Festschrift für Volker Spangenberg. Ed. by M. Kisskalt, Andrea Klimt, M. Rothkegel, 2021 The manuscript collection of the Murhard Library in Kassel, Germany, preserves a short booklet on marriage and divorce penned by... more
A review of Michael P. Winship's work on the history of English and American Puritanism. (Yale University Press, 2019)
In answering the question "Why teach literature?", Elaine Showalter says that the purpose(s) behind teaching literature vary according to class objectives, teachers' objectives, and the overview of the course (24). The author of Teaching... more
T he people quietly gathered on the shore at midnight, watching as a man waded in the water toward the large rock in the middle of the Kingsbridge estuary. The low water during spring tides provided an unlikely, but necessary, pulpit on... more
Article for the inaugural issue of Theolog, the theological journal of The Log College and Seminary (formerly The North American Reformed Seminary). This paper, intentionally pitched at a pastor-practitioner level, introduces the... more
Na política, indivíduos e sociedades estão em permanente luta. A política vincula indivíduo, sociedade e guerra e qualquer um desses três elementos da equação supõe a persistência de outros dois componentes, gerando a orgânica... more
청교도 설교자들의 왕이라고 불렸던 토머스 맨톤(1620-1677)의 시편 119편에 대한 설교들에 나타난 경건론은 팬데믹 시대에 어떻게 목회의 방향을 잡아가야 할지에 대한 여러 가지 통찰을 준다. 맨톤에 따르면 참된 경건이란 하나님에 대한 경외심과 사랑으로 구성된다. 그는 경건한 사람만이 유일하게 행복한 사람이라고 주장하는데, 경건한 사람은 행복의 목표와 그것에 도달하는 방법을 알기 때문이다. 맨톤은 최고선이 되시는 하나님... more
John W. Tweeddale reappraises John Owen's work as a biblical exegete, offering the first analysis of his essays, or “exercitations,” on Hebrews. Owen is frequently acknowledged as a leading figure of the puritan and nonconformist... more
Originally appearing in the Founders Journal (#112, Spring 2018), this paper is an exposition of Chapter 14 in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession. Edited by Tom Nettles, the essay is part of that Journal's ongoing expository series... more
Projeto de Mestrado de Teologia em Teologia Sistemática interdisciplinar com Teologia Histórica.
EDITORIAL: The renaissance in Post-Reformation Reformed Scholasticism continues apace in Jae-Eun Park’s study of the Puritan Stephen Charnock’s Christological basis of our knowledge of God. While Charnock was accused by an earlier... more
This essay focuses on the most influential scholarly contributions to the study of English spiritual autobiography, a genre originating from radical sects in the seventeenth century. I argue that criticism published between 1948 and 2012... more
Theme of the Pentateuch: Tripartite covenant; progeny, relationship with God, and Land.
If godliness and a zeal for holiness served as the foundation of Puritan spirituality, then Satan loomed as a chief threat to that pattern of life. Indeed, Satan and the doctrine of spiritual warfare pervaded Puritan spirituality as... more
(with Mark Jones) in Joel R. Beeke and Mark Jones, A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2012), 653–679.
Recent defenders of the eternal, functional subordination of the Son have appealed to the trinitarian theology of John Owen in support of their claim that subordination to the Father is a personal property of the Son of God qua Son. In... more
Drawing on largely unexamined works, including Baxter's Methodus Theologiae Christianae (1681) and manuscript treatises and correspondence, Sytsma discusses Baxter's response to mechanical philosophers on the nature of substance, laws of... more
This paper analyzes a debate on Baptism and covenant theology between John Flavel and Philip Cary in the 17th Century. It gives a defense of the Puritanism of the Particular Baptists and gives an analysis of the covenantal systems behind... more
This book is designed to introduce general readers to a wide range of influential Puritan writers and a representative work for each that pushes through stereotypes to the heart and soul of these Christian pastors and theologians. With a... more
In this thesis, I argue that Jonathan Edwards creatively develops his doctrine of justification within the broad steam of seventeenth century Puritan thought. Redemption is an indivisible work of God, grounded in the eternal communion of... more