John Owen and English Puritanism
Subtitle: Experiences of Defeat
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Mar 31, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780199798155
Description: John Owen (1616-83) was the most significant theologian in 17th century England, and a key player in the revolution that created the English republic (1649-60). Rising from humble origins, he became preacher at the regicide of Charles I, chaplain to Oliver Cromwell in the invasions of Ireland and Scotland, vice chancellor of the University of Oxford, and the premier religious statesman of the Interregnum. The restoration of the monarchy pushed Owen into dissent, criminalizing his religious practice and driving his writing of eight million words in defense of high Calvinism and religious toleration. But Owen transcended his many experiences of defeat, and his claims to quietism were frequently undermined by rumors of his involvement in anti-government conspiracies. This religious biography traces the evolution of Owen's thinking and religious practice until his emergence as a leader of Restoration nonconformists.
Notes: Source title: John Owen and English Puritanism: Experiences of Defeat (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology)