The Pure Flame of Devotion: The History of Christian Spirituality
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Since the time of Christ, the church has known men and women renowned for their devotion, spiritual insight and piety. Collectively their lives portray a broad history of Christian spirituality. This volume is meant to ignite your interest and understanding of key time periods and pivotal people from various eras of church history. Instead of exploring the overall spiritual perspective of a person or period, only certain aspects of thought are dealt with.
This is an approach to church history with an eye to issues of spirituality that emphasizes how today’s Christians can cull ancient sources for their spiritual enrichment and encouragement as they seek to live their lives under the direction of the Holy Spirit.
Each of the exceptional contributors is knowledgeable in their particular subject area. Through extensive original research they skilfully expound the vitality and richness of the spirituality of their subjects. Introduced to these historical figures who walked closely with God, Christians will find rich application and benefit for their souls. May this book stir up many more men and women to pursue intimate communion and fellowship with God, turning from all that distracts and devoting heart and soul to loving God and living for his glory and the spread of the kingdom of Jesus Christ.
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- Examines key time periods and pivotal people from various eras of church history
- Emphasizes how today’s Christians can cull ancient sources for their spiritual enrichment and encouragement
- Features extensive original research
- Introduction
- Patristics - Medieval
- Reformation - Puritans
- Evangelicalism - Modern
- Baptists
- In Honor
- Douglas Adams
- Peter Beck
- Joel R. Beeke
- Nathan A. Finn
- Keith Goad
- Crawford Gribben
- Francis X. Gumerlock
- David S. Hogg
- Erroll Hulse
- Clint Humfrey
- Sharon James
- Mark Jones
- Sean Michael Lucas
- Tom J. Nettles
- Dennis Ngien
- Robert W. Oliver
- Kenneth J. Stewart
- Carl R. Trueman
- Austin R. Walker
- Donald S. Whitney
- Malcolm B. Yarnell
- Fred G. Zaspel
This volume is a treasure trove of rich, theological, biblical, devotional, gospel truth.
—Ligon Duncan
...[this] team of qualified authors...demonstrate how solid scholarship can be made relevant and stimulating.
—Herman Selderhuis
This excellent book serves as a double gift. First, it fulfills the biblical injunction to give honor where honor is due, and it is a fitting thing to honor a man like Dr. Michael A.G. Haykin, a Spirit-filled polymath who uses his considerable gifts to serve the church with tireless devotion. Second, it is a gift to the church, as several of Dr. Haykin’s colleagues and friends demonstrate what he models: a Christian approach to the history of Christian spirituality. The result is a volume that should find its way on to our shelves, then on to our desks, and then into our hearts and minds.
—Justin Taylor
- Title: The Pure Flame of Devotion: The History of Christian Spirituality
- Authors: Ian Hugh Clary, G. Stephen Weaver Jr.
- Publisher: Hesed & Emet
- Print Publication Date: 2013
- Pages: 517
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Resource ID: LLS:PRFLMPRTNDVTN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-01-17T22:02:59Z