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Puritan Papers #5
Puritan Papers Vol 5: 1968-1969
Among the 11 papers are biographies of Johy Wycliffe and Joseph Alleine, studies of the Puritans on eschatology and justification, and two articles on Arminianism.
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First published April 1, 2005
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J.I. Packer
446 books926 followersWhat do J. I. Packer, Billy Graham and Richard John Neuhaus have in common? Each was recently named by TIME magazine as among the 25 most influential evangelicals in America.
Dr. Packer, the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College, was hailed by TIME as “a doctrinal Solomon” among Protestants. “Mediating debates on everything from a particular Bible translation to the acceptability of free-flowing Pentecostal spirituality, Packer helps unify a community [evangelicalism] that could easily fall victim to its internal tensions.”
Knowing God, Dr. Packer’s seminal 1973 work, was lauded as a book which articulated shared beliefs for members of diverse denominations; the TIME profile quotes Michael Cromartie of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington as saying, “conservative Methodists and Presbyterians and Baptists could all look to [Knowing God] and say, ‘This sums it all up for us.’”
In a similar tribute to Dr. Packer almost ten years ago, American theologian Mark Noll wrote in Christianity Today that, “Packer’s ability to address immensely important subjects in crisp, succinct sentences is one of the reasons why, both as an author and speaker, he has played such an important role among American evangelicals for four decades.”
For over 25 years Regent College students have been privileged to study under Dr. Packer’s clear and lucid teaching, and our faculty, staff and students celebrate the international recognition he rightly receives as a leading Christian thinker and teacher.
(https://www.regent-college.edu/facult...)
Dr. Packer, the Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College, was hailed by TIME as “a doctrinal Solomon” among Protestants. “Mediating debates on everything from a particular Bible translation to the acceptability of free-flowing Pentecostal spirituality, Packer helps unify a community [evangelicalism] that could easily fall victim to its internal tensions.”
Knowing God, Dr. Packer’s seminal 1973 work, was lauded as a book which articulated shared beliefs for members of diverse denominations; the TIME profile quotes Michael Cromartie of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington as saying, “conservative Methodists and Presbyterians and Baptists could all look to [Knowing God] and say, ‘This sums it all up for us.’”
In a similar tribute to Dr. Packer almost ten years ago, American theologian Mark Noll wrote in Christianity Today that, “Packer’s ability to address immensely important subjects in crisp, succinct sentences is one of the reasons why, both as an author and speaker, he has played such an important role among American evangelicals for four decades.”
For over 25 years Regent College students have been privileged to study under Dr. Packer’s clear and lucid teaching, and our faculty, staff and students celebrate the international recognition he rightly receives as a leading Christian thinker and teacher.
(https://www.regent-college.edu/facult...)
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July 31, 2014
This has probably been more beneficial than any of the previous volumes. Once again I am struck by the fact that the issues we faced today have always been issues, and unfortunately we don't make as progress as we think we do. Lloyd Jones quotes Hegel basically saying that the only thing we learn from history is that we DON'T learn from history.
Essays of note include everything written about the Arminians. I wasn't even aware that there were such things as Welsh Calvinistic Methodists, although I may disagree with some of the taxonomy. I also appreciated the examinations of eschatology, and justification. Lloyd-Jones seeks to draw it all together in the end by contrasting the current quest for ecclesiastical unity with the Puritan efforts. I would recommend this volume over the other four if you were looking to read only one.
Essays of note include everything written about the Arminians. I wasn't even aware that there were such things as Welsh Calvinistic Methodists, although I may disagree with some of the taxonomy. I also appreciated the examinations of eschatology, and justification. Lloyd-Jones seeks to draw it all together in the end by contrasting the current quest for ecclesiastical unity with the Puritan efforts. I would recommend this volume over the other four if you were looking to read only one.
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