The Writings of Robert Harrison and Robert Browne

The Writings of Robert Harrison and Robert Browne
Author: Albert Peel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2004-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134362986

Robert Harrison and Robert Browne were the initiators of the principles of English Separatism and Congregationalism. Unlike the Presbytero-Puritans, these nonconformists sought to establish local churches that were independent of the state. Although they encountered fierce opposition from the clergy, state officials and Anglican bishops, they persisted in their practices. As a result, the ideas of these two men profoundly influenced the Puritan movement both of England and America. In this volume, scarce and little known works, as well as new material derived from manuscripts and tracts are collected into one volume.

Ordained Ministry in Free Church Perspective

Ordained Ministry in Free Church Perspective
Author: Jan Martijn Abrahamse
Publisher: Studies in Reformed Theology
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2020-10-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789004440715

"In Ordained Ministry in Free Church Perspective Jan Martijn Abrahamse presents a constructive theology of ordained ministry by returning to the life and thought of the English Separatist Robert Browne (c. 1550-1633). This study makes a substantial contribution not only by solving one of the most thorny problems in congregational ecclesiology, but also by recovering the legacy of this ecclesial pioneer. Through an in-depth analysis of Browne's literature, the author provides a covenantal theology of ordained ministry in conversation with present-day authors Stanley Hauerwas and Kevin Vanhoozer. Inspired by the emerging trend of 'theology of retrieval' Abrahamse offers a methodologically innovative way of doing systematic theology in a manner in which voices from the past can be made fruitful for today"--