"A soul prepared for heaven" : the theological foundation of Isaac Watts' spirituality / W. Britt Stokes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stokes, W. Britt, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Reformed historical theology ; 2198-8226 v.72.

Reformed historical theology, 2198-8226 ; volume 72

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spirituality--Christianity.

Spirituality.

Future life--Christianity.

Future life.

Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748--Criticism and interpretation.

Watts, Isaac.

Physical Description:

238 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, [2022]

Summary:

"From his first publication of hymns in 1707, common knowledge regarding Isaac Watts (1674-1748) often revolves around his hymn-writing legacy. Though Watts legacy as a hymnographer is significant, he also functions as a key transitional figure between the English Puritans and the Evangelicals during eighteenth-century English dissent. As a pastor, theologian, philosopher, and literary mainstay of his era, Watts' influence grew well beyond his early work in hymnody to impact scores of Christians on both sides of the Atlantic. Watts' approach to Christian spirituality is an area of his thought thats been unexplored. This book provides the first ever analysis of Watts' theological vision for the Christian spiritual life. In emphasizing the experience of holiness and happiness, Watts leans heavily upon his Reformed theological heritage to underscore how knowing and loving God are central to God's preparation of the soul for heaven." --Provided by publisher

Notes:

Thesis (doctoral)--Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, 2021.

Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references and sources (pages 209-229).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9783525560693

3525560699

OCLC:

1331101964

Publisher Number:

99991321233

9783525560693