John Owen and English Puritanism

John Owen and English Puritanism
Author: Crawford Gribben
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0190613882

John Owen was a leading theologian in seventeenth-century England. Closely associated with the regicide and revolution, he befriended Oliver Cromwell, was appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, and became the premier religious statesman of the Interregnum. The restoration of the monarchy pushed Owen into dissent, criminalizing his religious practice and inspiring his writings in defense of high Calvinism and religious toleration. Owen transcended his many experiences of defeat, and his claims to quietism were frequently undermined by rumors of his involvement in anti-government conspiracies. Crawford Gribben's biography documents Owen's importance as a controversial and adaptable theologian deeply involved with his social, political, and religious environments. Fiercely intellectual and extraordinarily learned, Owen wrote millions of words in works of theology and exegesis. Far from personifying the Reformed tradition, however, Owen helped to undermine it, offering an individualist account of Christian faith that downplayed the significance of the church and means of grace. In doing so, Owen's work contributed to the formation of the new religious movement known as evangelicalism, where his influence can still be seen today.

Accessing Early English Books, 1641-1700: Subject index

Accessing Early English Books, 1641-1700: Subject index
Author: University Microfilms International
Publisher: Ann Arbor, MI : University Microfilm International
Total Pages: 840
Release: 1981
Genre: Books on micorofilm
ISBN:

UMI's "Early English books, 1641-1700" series is a microfilm collection of works selected from: Donald Wing's "Short-title catalog of books ... 1641-1700".