Puritan Papers, Volume 2: 1960–1962
Overview
J. I. Packer’s chapters on Jonathan Edwards’ theology of revival, the Puritan idea of communion with God, and the Puritan conscience serve as highlights of the second volume of Puritan Papers. Equally important are D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s chapters on true and false knowledge and “Puritan Perplexities: Lessons from 1640–1662.” Biographical chapters feature, in addition to Edwards, Philip Doddridge, John Knox, William Perkins, Thomas Boston, and John Owen. Themes developed in these 16 papers include: apostasy, communion with God, Christian joy, missions, preaching, divine intercession, casuistry, conscience, and Christology.
Top Highlights
“The measure of our unconcern is the little that we say about it. When Christians meet, they talk to each other about their Christian work and Christian interests, their Christian acquaintances, the state of the churches, and the problems of theology—but rarely about their daily experience of God.” (Page 104)
“whereas to the Puritans communion with God was a great thing, to evangelicals today it is a comparatively small thing” (Page 104)
“Communion with God is the life of heaven begun on earth” (Page 115)
“Puritanism was essentially an experimental faith, a religion of ‘heart-work,’ a sustained practice of seeking the face of God, in a way that our own Christianity too often is not.” (Page 104)
“Communion with God is a relationship in which Christians receive from, and respond to, all three Persons of the Trinity” (Page 108)
- Title: Puritan Papers, Volume 2: 1960–1962
- Author: J. I. Packer
- Series: Puritan Papers
- Volume: 2
- Publisher: P&R
- Print Publication Date: 2001
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Puritans › Congresses; Reformed Church › Congresses; Puritans
- ISBNs: 0875524672, 9780875524678, 9780875524672
- Resource ID: LLS:PURITANPAPERS02
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:31:33Z
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.