5 Puritan Women: Portraits of Faith and Love

by Jenny-Lyn de Klerk

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2023

Overview

What the Lives of 5 Puritan Women Teach about Holy Living and Devotion to God

The writings of the Puritans have had a recent resurgence, but many Puritan women have often been overlooked or misunderstood. As mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and wives, the vibrant faith of Puritan women has much to teach modern day readers.

In 5 Puritan Women: Portraits of Faith and Love, Jenny-Lyn de Klerk shows how the lives and writings of Christian women encourage the beauty of holy living and provide practical wisdom for the home and the church. Each chapter portrays a different Puritan woman—Agnes Beaumont, Lucy Hutchinson, Mary Rich, Anne Bradstreet, and Lady Brilliana Harley—telling their stories of devotion, lament, and family. By studying their faith journeys, modern readers can learn more about their roles in church history and glean insights into the Christian life.

Accessible Introduction: An affordable, easy-to-read format to introduce readers to the neglected writings of Puritan women

Applicable: Explains the need for, and the value of, studying Puritan women today and highlights spiritual disciplines that these women demonstrate

Women in Church History: Broadens the reader’s understanding of women’s roles in furthering God’s kingdom throughout history

Foreword by Karen Swallow Prior

Key Features

• Introduces readers to the neglected writings of Puritan women
• Highlights spiritual disciplines that these women demonstrate
• Shows how the lives and writings of Christian women encourage the beauty of holy living and provide practical wisdom for the home and the church

Contents

• Preface: Discovering Kindred Spirits in Church History
• Introduction: Testimonies of Love
• Chapter 1: Agnes Beaumont: Daughter as Evangelist, Using Memorization
• Chapter 2: Lucy Hutchinson: Mother as Theologian, Using Fellowship
• Chapter 3: Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick: Wife as Philanthropist, Using Meditation
• Chapter 4: Anne Bradstreet: Grandmother as Homemaker, Using Prayer
• Chapter 5: Lady Brilliana Harley: Matriarch as Physician, Using Spiritual Conversation
• Conclusion: Spiritual Loving Care

Product Details

• Title: 5 Puritan Women: Portraits of Faith and Love
• Author: Jenny-Lyn de Klerk
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 155
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Puritan women › Biography; Puritan women › Religious life
• ISBNs: 9781433582103, 9781433582134, 9781433582110, 9781433582127, 1433582104, 1433582139, 1433582112, 1433582120
• Resource ID: LLS:PRTNWMNPRTFTHLV
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-01-31T18:36:12Z

About Jenny-Lyn de Klerk

Jenny-Lyn de Klerk (PhD, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) works as an editor at Crossway and has numerous degrees in church history and historical theology, specializing in Puritan spirituality. She has also written articles for Themelios, the Midwestern Journal of Theology, and the Gospel Coalition. Jenny-Lyn and her husband, JD, live and attend church in Vancouver, British Columbia.