Tag Archives: Puritans
But who were the “Puritans”?
Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by Mark Jones.
Who were the Puritans? Since you are “meeting” them it would be remiss if I – and I do not wish to implicate my fellow contributors in this contention - did not at least give a definition of who the Puritans were. Now, one of the problems in defining a “Puritan” has to do with the “canon” that the Banner of Truth Trust set up, a canon that included the solidly Reformed men and a few others like Richard Baxter – but, note, only Baxter’s “practical works”. Of course, has anyone ever raised the question as to whether Baxter’s neonomianism may have (negatively?) impacted his practical stuff?
So, was Jonathan Edwards a Puritan? Was Spurgeon or Lloyd-Jones? I don’t think so; in fact, once we open the canon up to these men we run the risk of making the term meaningless. [...]
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Welcome to Meet the Puritans!
Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by Danny Hyde.
Welcome to Meet the Puritans!
This website is a collaborative effort. You can read about the contributors in the Author Profiles page at the top left of the home page.
The purpose of this website is to promote the seventeenth century English Puritans. We intend to do this by means of original research, theological and devotional commentary upon the writings of the Puritans, reviews of books about the Puritans, recommendations of books about the Puritans, and by providing Recommended Reading of helpful materials in your study of the Puritans.
You’ll notice just below the header image on the home page several categories. These are intended to give you a quick reference to posts we’ve made concerning book reviews, the Puritan’s doctrine as well use of that doctrine, and our favorite Puritans most of all, John Owen, Thomas Goodwin, and Thomas Manton.
On the right side of the home page you can also search the site by keywords, browse posts by author, view the archives by month, and watch interesting video pertaining to the Puritans.
We hope to hear from you! Please do comment on posts that are interesting to you and if you do have suggestions as to how we can help you “Meet the Puritans” in a more meaningful way, please contact us at the email address at the bottom left of the home page.
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- But who were the "Puritans"?
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Danny Hyde: He's a Nazarene, according to his CV.
Oh, and her...
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Danny Hyde: According to this (http://www.biblical.edu/index.p...
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Mark Jones: Oh, cool. But what are the Lutherans doing touchin...
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Danny Hyde: There is one lonely thesis:
Derek Cooper, "The Ecu...
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Mark Jones: And yet not a single PhD thesis on him. Very sad. ...