John Owen between orthodoxy and modernity /

John Owen between orthodoxy and modernity /

This volume offers fresh reflections on John Owen, a leading Reformed theologian who sat on the brink of a new age. His seventeenth- century theology and spirituality reflect the growing tensions, and pre-modern and modern tendencies. Exploring Owen in this context helps readers better understand th...

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Other Authors: Vlastuin, W. van 1963- (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2019.

Series: Studies in Reformed Theology 39.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353350.

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Owen, John, > 1616-1683.
Dissenters, Religious > Great Britain.
Presbyterian Church > Doctrines.

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Call Number: BX5207.O88 J63 2019

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Setting the Scene
  • Introduction, Overview and Epilogue /
  • Willem van Vlastuin and Kelly M. Kapic
  • John Owen and Modernity: Reflections on Historiography, Modernity, and the Self /
  • Carl R. Trueman
  • John Owen's Theological Spirituality: Navigating Perceived Threats in a Changing World /
  • Kelly M. Kapic
  • The Reception of John Owen in Early Modernity /
  • Joel R. Beeke
  • Theological Issues
  • Is the Right to Punish a Private or a Public Right? John Owen's Debate with the Socinians on the ius puniendi in the Context of Early-Modern Developments /
  • Gert A. van den Brink
  • Why Do You Believe That Scripture Is the Word of God? Owen's Doctrine of Scripture Reconsidered /
  • Hans Burger
  • Vocatio as Regeneration: John Owen's Concept of Effectual Calling /
  • Henk van den Belt
  • John Owen as a Modern Theologian: a Comparison of Catholicity in Cyprian and Owen /
  • Willem van Vlastuin
  • Spirituality and Christian Practices
  • Seeing Things Owen's Way: John Owen's Trinitarian Theology and Piety in Its Early-Modern Context /
  • Ryan M. McGraw
  • Puritan Spirituality with a Dual Focus: John Owen and Meditation on Christ /
  • Reinier W. de Koeijer
  • John Owen's View of Human Happiness Compared with Orthodoxy and Modernity /
  • David P. Murray
  • John Owen on Public Prayer: a Critical Reading /
  • Daniel R. Hyde
  • Back Matter
  • Index of Names and Subjects.