Daily Readings - The Puritans

by Randall J. Pederson

A gift edition which is beautifully presented with entries drawn from 12 of the very best Puritan writers. As you draw daily from the wisdom of the Puritans, you will find renewed joy for your daily service. Before each month you there is a brief introductory snapshot on the Puritan providing the readings for the month: Richard Baxter - January John Bunyan - February Stephen Charnock - March Jonathan Edwards - April John Flavel - May William Gurnall - June William Guthrie - July Thomas Manton - August John Owen - September Samuel Rutherford - October Thomas Vincent - November Thomas Watson - December

Genres: Devotional, Religion, Christianity, Theology

418 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 14, 2012

About the author

RANDALL J. PEDERSON (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is editor of Day by Day with the English Puritans and co-author of Meet the Puritans: With a Guide to Modern Reprints.

Reviews

[Gabriel Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great devotional compilation of puritan writing!

[Jason W Miller · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall I thought the tone of this book was largely negative and not encouraging. I much prefer Voices From The Past edited by Richard Rushing.

[David Dunlap · Rating 4 out of 5]

The beauties of an anthology such as this one is that the reader is offered entrée into the minds of different authors, in this case twelve prominent Puritan pastors/thinkers/authors. The drawback of an anthology such as this one is that the reader does not find him/herself on the same wavelength with all the authors; some have greater appeal than others, more points of understanding, recognition, and shared insight. And such I found this book. That the Puritans were deep thinkers, thoroughly versed in (Reformed) theology there can be little doubt; that this particular reader grasped and understood everything is by no means a given. I welcomed making the acquaintance, though, of two writers known to me previously only by reputation: Stephen Charnock and Thomas Watson. I treasured their writings...and will try to explore them further. -- Recommended strongly if this sort of thing has appeal for you...

[Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction to the thoughts of several prominent Puritan authors/preachers. I admire their devotion to piety and how their faith informs the entirety of their lives. Modern readers often have difficulty with the phrasing of writers in that era; these daily "bite" size renderings encourage deeper thinking and further reading.

[John Davies · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommended

Few christians today myself included know enough of the puritans, we need them. This book is a great place to start.

[Jill Stirling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Useful and helpful. Especially the injunctions to meditate on scripture.

[Sam Rainer · Rating 5 out of 5]

You'll never go wrong reading the Puritans