The spiritual brotherhood : Cambridge Puritans and the nature of Christian piety / Paul R. Schaefer, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaefer, Paul R., author.

Series:

Reformed historical-theological studies.

Reformed historical-theological studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Puritans--England--History--16th century.

Puritans.

Puritans--England--History--17th century.

Puritans--Doctrines--History--16th century.

Puritans--Doctrines--History--17th century.

England--Church history--16th century.

England.

England--Church history--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : Reformation Heritage Books, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, a "spiritual brotherhood" formed among the Puritans, shaped by the reforming activity and training of Cambridge.These pastor-theologians initiated a new emphasis within the established church, stirring up a greater understanding of the Reformation doctrines of grace and preaching for.

Contents:

Knowing the times: the spiritual brotherhood and its Puritanism in its cultural, intellectual, and social contexts

William Perkins: the good fight of the heart redeemed

Paul Baynes: ministering to the heart set free

Richard Sibbes: the union of the heart with Christ

John Preston: the triumph of grace on the inclinations of the heart

An American epilogue: looking at sola gratia from differing angles: Cotton and Shepard and Massachusetts's antinomian controversy.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-374) and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-60178-322-1

OCLC:

948890571