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Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were
By Leland Ryken / Zondervan
''Young, fierce, progressive intellectuals, very fashionable and up-to-date.'' Could C.S. Lewis have been describing the seventeenth-century Puritans? Surprise! The dour modern stereotype is entirely wrong, and Ryken marshalls abundant evidence to prove it. His even-handed portrait points out both the faults and the virtues of Puritanism in its English and American contexts. This readable book is excellent introduction to the Puritans and their writings. 304 pages, paper from Zondervan.
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The English Puritans
By John Brown / Christian Focus Public
This work is intended to give, within moderate compass and in the light of recent research, the history of the rise, growth and decline of that puritan movement which, for a hundred years, so vitally affected the course of our national life.
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Who are the Puritans? And What Do They Teach
By Erroll Hulse / Evangelical Press
Who were the great people of faith, the Puritans? When did they live? What did they accomplish? What did they teach? Erroll Hulse seeks to introduce modern Christians to the finest theological inheritance ever. His concern extends beyond narrating the story. He wants to create enthusiasm for the Puritans in order to profit from their practical example and benefit from their unique balance of doctrine, experience and practice. The author reminds the reader that the Puritans were men of deep theological understanding and vision who prayed for the earth to be filled with the knowledge of the glory of God as the waters cover the sea. Historically the Puritan epoch is best able to supple the teaching that engenders holy living and stability. They were strongest where the churches in general are weakest today.
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Puritan Papers: Volumes 1-5, 1956-1969
By J.I. Packer, ed. / P & R Publishing
For nearly 30 years, J.I. Packer, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, and other evangelical scholars met to present studies on the rich heritage passed down by pillars of the faith such as John Bunyan, John Owen, and Joseph Alleine. Now more than 75 of their Puritan Papers are gathered into this 5-volume set. Treating subjects as varied as interpreting Scripture, worship, and spiritual gifts, this collection is a wonderful introduction to the Puritans. Softcovers, P & R.
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A Guide to the Puritans
By Robert Martin / Banner Of Truth
The extent to which Puritan authors have been reprinted in the second half of the twentieth century is one of the most significant facts in contemporary Christian history. But the very scale of the reprinting has constituted a problem. What titles precisely have been reprinted? On what subjects? On which protions of Scripture? Initially exploring these questions for his own benefit, Dr Robert Martin came to see how many others would benefit from knowing the answers. Both for those who are only beginning to read the Puritan tradition and, still more, for those who are already regular students, this book will prove an invaluable guide. Dr. Robert P. Martin is pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Seattle, Washington. 532 pages, softcover from Banner of Truth.
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The Puritans: Their Origins & Successors
By Martyn Lloyd-Jones / Banner Of Truth
What did the Puritans and their successors teach? Was their teaching biblical? What can we learn from them for our life and witness today? These questions guided Dr. Lloyd-Jones in giving the addresses in this volume. Far from sharing the idea that a knowledge of the past is useless or irrelevant, he believed that the study of history is vital to the well-being of the church today.In these addresses given at the Puritan Studies and Westminster Conferences between 1959 and 1978, Dr. Lloyd-Jones ranges widely over the history of Reformed Christianity from the Reformation to the nineteenth century, drawing lessons from major figures like Calvin and Knox, Bunyan and Owen, Edwards and Whitefield, and from lesser-known men such as Henry Jacob, John Glas and Robert Sanderman. Written in an absorbing and stimulating style, these studies continue to speak with great insight and relevance to the church of the twenty-first century.
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The Puritan Hope
By Iain H. Murray / Banner Of Truth
Today the Church's hope in respect to her mission of discipling all nations is in eclipse. The world gives Christianity no future and evangelicals themselves doubt whether the cause of Christ can ever attain to a greater triumph before his Second Advent. Many questions are brought to the fore in this book and the author, employing both exposition of Scripture and much historical and biographical material, sets out the case for believing that it is not 'orthodox' to indulge in gloom over the prospect for Christianity in the world.
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Why Read the Puritans Today?
By Don Kistler / Soli Deo Gloria
From the publisher: What can you gain from reading men who have been dead for three centuries? In this booklet, Don Kistler (founder and President of Soli Deo Gloria) demonstrates that an abundance of good for the soul is to be had from the Puritans. This is an excellent introduction to give to someone who has never read the Puritans, or has bought into the carcature of them given by our secular society and revisionists of history. Included at the end is a Beginners Puritan Reading List.
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