Redemption and Restoration of Man in the Thought of Richard Baxter
Overview
J.I. Packer provides a full and sympathetic exposition of Richard Baxter’s doctrine of humanity.
Originally submitted as a dissertation at Oxford University in 1954, J.I. Packer’s The Redemption and Restoration of Man in the Thought of Richard Baxter details Baxter’s development of humanity’s creation and fall; its redemption by Christ Jesus; and its restoration in the image of God through the obedience of faith by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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- Provides a full and sympathetic exposition of Richard Baxter’s doctrine of humanity
- Presents J.I. Packer’s dissertation from Oxford to the public for the first time
- Details Baxter’s doctrine of humanity’s creation, fall, redemption, and restoration
- The Theologian
- Puritanism as Baxter Saw It
- Puritan Theology
- The Puritan
- The Man and His Mind
- The Ruin of the Race
- Man: Created
- Man: Fallen
- The Art of Preaching
- The Redemption of the World
- The Growth of the Synthesis
- The Kingdom of Christ
- Justification by Faith
- The Seals of the Covenant
- The Law of Christ
- The Restoration of the Elect
- The Work of the Holy Spirit
- The Errors of Antinomianism
- “Heart-Work and Heaven-Work”
Shows Packer as a scholar with a gift for rigorous analysis and clarity for expression.
—Alister McGrath, chair in theology, ministry, and education, King’s College, London
- Title: The Redemption & Restoration of Man in the Thought of Richard Baxter: A Study in Puritan Theology
- Author: J. I. Packer
- Publisher: Regent College Publishing
- Print Publication Date: 2003
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Pages: 428
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691 › Contributions in the doctrine of salvation; Salvation › History of doctrines--17th century
- ISBNs: 9781842271476, 1842271474
- Resource ID: LLS:RDMPTNRSTRTBXTR
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-09-18T23:21:40Z
J. I. Packer (1926–2020) is regarded as one of the most influential evangelicals in North America. He was Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and his writings include books such as Knowing God, A Quest for Godliness, Growing in Christ (Crossway) and Rediscovering Holiness. He preached and lectured widely in Great Britain and North America and served as general editor of the English Standard Version of the Bible published in 2001, and theological editor of the Study Bible version. In 2014, Packer was named Author of the Year by the Association of Logos Bookstores. He was a frequent contributor to and an executive editor of Christianity Today and wrote numerous articles published in journals such as Churchman, SouthWestern Journal, Reformation Revival Journal and Touchstone. He received a BA, MA and PhD from Oxford University.