num_pages: 1054
description: A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life 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 Meet the Puritans. However no work until now has gathered together the threads of their teaching into a unified tapestry of systematic theology. A Puritan Theology 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 A Puritan Theology 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. (Reformation Heritage)
language: English
title: A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life
publisher: Reformation Heritage Books