{"product_id":"a-puritan-theology","title":"A Puritan Theology","description":"\u003cp align=\"right\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life\u003c\/em\u003e offers a groundbreaking treatment of the Puritans’ teaching on most major Reformed doctrines, particularly those doctrines in which the Puritans made significant contributions. Since the late 1950s, nearly 150 Puritan authors and 700 Puritan titles have been reprinted and catalogued by Joel Beeke and Randall Pederson in their 2006 collection of mini-biographies and book reviews, titled, \u003cem\u003eMeet the Puritans\u003c\/em\u003e. However, no work until now has gathered together the threads of their teaching into a unified tapestry of systematic theology.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Puritan Theology\u003c\/em\u003e, by Joel Beeke and Mark Jones, attempts to do that. The book addresses Puritan teachings on all six loci of theology, covering fifty areas of doctrine. The book explores Puritan teachings on biblical interpretation, God, predestination, providence, angels, sin, the covenants, the gospel, Christ, preparation for conversion, regeneration, coming to Christ, justification, adoption, church government, the Sabbath, preaching, baptism, heaven, hell, and many other topics. It ends with eight chapters that explore Puritan “theology in practice.” Some chapters highlight the work of a specific theologian such as William Perkins, William Ames, John Owen, Stephen Charnock, or Thomas Goodwin on a specific topic. Other chapters survey various authors on a particular subject. The goal of \u003cem\u003eA Puritan Theology\u003c\/em\u003e is to increase knowledge in the mind and godliness in the soul. It was written for theologians, historians, pastors, and educated laymen who seek to learn more about Puritan theology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\"For more than half a century primary research on Puritan theologians and their teaching has been in full swing. Here now is a massive compendium of the findings, digested into sixty lively chapters… This is a landmark book in every way.\"\u003cbr\u003e—J. I. Packer, Board of Governors' Professor of Theology, Regent College\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"right\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"No expression of the Christian faith has excelled that of the great Puritans and those who followed in their steps. This excellent volume by Dr. Beeke and Dr. Jones presents to the reader a rich feast both in academic theology and practical divinity. It deserves to be read, studied, and re-read by all who are hungry to know God better and to know how to glorify Him more.\u003cem\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eMaurice Roberts, Emeritus Minister in Inverness, Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Joel Beeke’s and Mark Jones’s work marks a major milestone in the study of Puritan and early modern Reformed theology, setting forth in modern scholarly essays an examination of a full body of seventeenth-century divinity. The work evidences a significant understanding of the primary texts and an excellent grasp of the secondary literature, both providing a sound introduction to Puritan theology and setting aside the myths of a rigid, rationalistic, monolithic system of thought divorced from Christian life. Perhaps the most consistent and unifying theme in the book is the profound connection between faith and practice that, for the Puritans and other early modern Reformed, grounded the exposition of all doctrine. \u003cem\u003eA Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life\u003c\/em\u003e will provide a starting point for further study of Puritan thought for years to come.”\u003cbr\u003e—Richard A. Muller, P. J. Zondervan Professor of Historical Theology, Calvin Theological Seminary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProlegomena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Puritans on Natural and Supernatural Theology\u003cbr\u003e2. Puritan Hermeneutics and Exegesis\u003cbr\u003e3. The Learned Doctor William Ames and \u003ci\u003eThe Marrow of Theology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheology Proper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Stephen Charnock on the Attributes of God\u003cbr\u003e5. The Puritans on the Trinity\u003cbr\u003e6. John Owen on Communion with the Triune God\u003cbr\u003e7. William Perkins on Predestination\u003cbr\u003e8. Thomas Goodwin and Johannes Maccovius on Justification from Eternity\u003cbr\u003e9. Thomas Goodwin’s Christological Supralapsarianism\u003cbr\u003e10. The Puritans on Providence\u003cbr\u003e11. The Puritans on Angels\u003cbr\u003e12. The Puritans on Demons\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthropology and Covenant Theology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. The Puritans on the Sinfulness of Sin\u003cbr\u003e14. The Puritans on the Covenant of Works\u003cbr\u003e15. The Puritans on the Covenant of Redemption\u003cbr\u003e16. The Puritans on the Covenant of Grace\u003cbr\u003e17. The Puritans on the Old and New Covenants: A Gracious Moses?\u003cbr\u003e18. The Minority Report: John Owen on Sinai\u003cbr\u003e19. The Puritans on Covenant Conditions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e20. The Puritans on Law and Gospel\u003cbr\u003e21. Puritan Christology\u003cbr\u003e22. The Puritans on Christ’s Offices and States\u003cbr\u003e23. The Blood of Christ in Puritan Piety\u003cbr\u003e24. Anthony Burgess on Christ’s Intercession for Us\u003cbr\u003e25. Thomas Goodwin on Christ’s Beautiful Heart\u003cbr\u003e26. The Puritans on Understanding and Using God’s Promises\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoteriology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e27. The Puritans on the Holy Spirit\u003cbr\u003e28. Puritan Preparatory Grace\u003cbr\u003e29. The Puritans on Regeneration\u003cbr\u003e30. The Puritans on Union with Christ, Justification, and Regeneration\u003cbr\u003e31. John Owen on Justification by Faith Alone\u003cbr\u003e32. The Puritans on Coming to Christ\u003cbr\u003e33. The Puritans on Living in Christ\u003cbr\u003e34. The Puritans on Adoption\u003cbr\u003e35. The Puritans on the Third Use of the Law\u003cbr\u003e36. Richard Sibbes on Entertaining the Holy Spirit\u003cbr\u003e37. William Perkins and His Greatest Case of Conscience\u003cbr\u003e38. The Puritans on Perseverance of the Saints\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEcclesiology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e39. The Puritans on the Government of the Church\u003cbr\u003e40. The Puritans on the Offices of the Church\u003cbr\u003e41. John Owen on the Christian Sabbath and Worship\u003cbr\u003e42. Puritan Preaching (1)\u003cbr\u003e43. Puritan Preaching (2)\u003cbr\u003e44. John Bunyan’s Preaching to the Heart\u003cbr\u003e45. The Puritans and Paedobaptism\u003cbr\u003e46. The Puritans on the Lord’s Supper\u003cbr\u003e47. Puritan Prayers for World Missions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEschatology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e48. “The City on a Hill”: The American Puritans’ Optimistic View of the End Times\u003cbr\u003e49. Thomas Manton on the Judgment according to Works\u003cbr\u003e50. How History Informs the Historicist: Thomas Goodwin’s Reading of Revelation\u003cbr\u003e51. Christopher Love on the Glories of Heaven and Terrors of Hell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheology in Practice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e52. Puritan Theology Shaped by a Pilgrim Mentality\u003cbr\u003e53. The Puritans on Walking Godly in the Home\u003cbr\u003e54. Matthew Henry on a Practical Method of Daily Prayer\u003cbr\u003e55. The Puritan Practice of Meditation\u003cbr\u003e56. The Puritans on Conscience\u003cbr\u003e57. Puritan Casuistry\u003cbr\u003e58. Puritan Sacrificial Zeal\u003cbr\u003e59. Practical Lessons from Puritan Theology Today\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfterword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e60. A Final Word\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reformation Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53009555063095,"sku":"aor1789809385048","price":11.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/8910\/4695\/files\/a-puritan-theology_1.png?v=1789809437","url":"https:\/\/effortlesschicclad.shop\/products\/a-puritan-theology","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}