The Devoted Life: An Invitation to the Puritan Classics - Softcover

Kapic, Kelly M.; Gleason, Randall C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844740544 ISBN 13: 9781844740543

Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press, 2004

Synopsis

An introduction to a wide range of influential Puritan writers and selected classic texts, for non-specialists.

About this title

About the Author

Editors:
Kelly M. Kapic – Assistant professor of biblical and theological studies at Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Georgia. PhD from King’s College, University of London.

Randall C. Gleason – Professor of theological studies at International School of Theology – Asia, Quezon City, Philippines. PhD from Dallas Theological Seminary.

From the Inside Flap

The Puritans are frequently maligned but seldom understood. Far from the dour malcontents they are often portrayed to be, most Puritans were wholesomely engaged in life. 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 clear grasp of the historical contexts in which these Puritan works were written, these twenty essays illuminate the vibrant spirituality of the Puritans, which transcends their sometimes surprising political, ecclesiastical and religious differences.

In these pages, we are invited to sit at the feet of Puritan writers ranging from William Ames, William Perkins and Richard Sibbes to Thomas Goodwin, John Milton, Richard Baxter, John Bunyan and Jonathan Edwards. What comes through is a living, three-dimensional portrait of the devoted life that emphasizes the Christian experience of communion with God, corporate revival, biblical preaching and the sanctifying working of God s Holy Spirit.

The contributors include J. I. Packer, Sinclair Ferguson, Mark Noll, Leland Ryken, Philip Graham Ryken, Richard Lovelace and John Coffey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844740544
• ISBN 13: 9781844740543
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 318