John Owen, Richard Baxter, and the formation of nonconformity
By: Tim Cooper
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9780754663614; 9781409439769
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Religious Dissenters; Church history
Description: John Owen (1616-1683) and Richard Baxter (1615-1691) were both pivotal figures in forming the nonconformist landscape of Restoration England. Yet despite having much in common, they found themselves taking opposite sides in the theological debates that swept through Protestantism in the second half of the seventeenth century. By comparing and contrasting the parallel careers of these two men, this book not only explores the development of their beliefs, but also develops a broader understanding of the development of Restoration nonconformity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.