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Book SynopsisJohn W. Tweeddale is Vice President of Academics and Professor of Theology at Reformation Bible College, USA.
Crawford Gribben is Professor of Early Modern British History at Queen's University Belfast, UK.
Trade ReviewAt a time when John Owen is receiving increased attention as a historical figure and as a Reformed theologian, this Handbook, bringing together essays on aspects of Owen's thought and life and on selected writings, is a welcome atlas guiding those interested in Owen's historical context or as a contemporary resource. -- Kenneth P. Minkema, Yale University, USA
John Owen was one of the major English thinkers of the seventeenth century. This volume, which assembles a remarkable team of contributors, offers state-of-the art research written in an accessible style. It will be an indispensable and easily-navigated source for anyone interested in theological, social and intellectual history. -- Anne Dunan-Page, Aix-Marseille University, France
Table of ContentsAbbreviations 1. Introduction, Crawford Gribben (Queen’s University Belfast) and John W. Tweeddale (Reformation Bible College, USA)
Part 1: Owen’s contexts 2. Owen’s life, Michael A. G. Haykin (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, USA) 3. Owen as a theologian, Ryan M. McGraw (Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, USA) 4. Owen’s intellectual context, Richard A. Muller (Calvin Theological Seminary, USA) 5. Owen and politics, Crawford Gribben (Queen’s University Belfast) 6. Owen the preacher, Martyn C. Cowan (Union Theological College, Northern Ireland) 7. Owen and education, Eric Newton (BJU Seminary, USA) 8. Owen and the Church of England, Lee Gatiss (Union School of Theology, UK) 9. Owen the polemicist, Paul C.-H. Lim (Vanderbilt University, USA) 10. Owen and scientific reform, Katherine Calloway (Baylor University, USA) 11. Owen and philosophy, Paul Helm
Part 2: Owen’s writings 12.
A display of Arminianisme (1643), Christopher Cleveland (Veritas Academy, USA) 13.
Salus electorum, Sanguis Jesu: or, The death of death in the death of Christ (1648), Timothy Robert Baylor (University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK) 14.
Of the mortification of sinne in believers (1656), Joel R. Beeke (Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, USA) 15.
Exercitations on the epistle to the Hebrews (1668), John W. Tweeddale (Reformation Bible College, USA) 16.
A discourse concerning the Holy Spirit (1674), Andrew M. Leslie (Moore Theological College, Australia) 17.
The nature of apostasie (1676), Tim Cooper (University of Otago, New Zealand) 18.
The doctrine of justification by faith (1677), Whitney Gamble-Smith (The Master’s University, USA) 19.
Meditations and discourses on the glory of Christ (1684), Suzanne McDonald (Western Theological Seminary, USA)
Part 3: Owen today 20. Retrieving Owen, Kelly M. Kapic (Covenant College, USA) Bibliography Contributors Owen’s Works Index Author and Subject Index
