Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really WereZondervan Academic, 28 սեպ, 2010 թ. - 300 էջ "Ryken's Worldly Saints offers a fine introduction to seventeenth-century Puritanism in its English and American contexts. The work is rich in quotations from Puritan worthies and is ideally suited to general readers who have not delved widely into Puritan literature. It will also be a source of information and inspiration to those who seek a clearer understanding of the Puritan roots of American Christianity." -Harry Stout, Yale University "...the typical Puritans were not wild men, fierce and freaky, religious fanatics and social extremists, but sober, conscientious, and cultured citizens, persons of principle, determined and disciplined excelling in the domestic virtues, and with no obvious shortcomings save a tendency to run to words when saying anything important, whether to God or to a man. At last the record has been put straight." -J.I. Packer, Regent College "Worldly Saints provides a revealing treasury of primary and secondary evidence for understanding the Puritans, who they were, what they believed, and how they acted. This is a book of value and interest for scholars and students, clergy and laity alike." -Roland Mushat Frye, University of Pennsylvania "A very persuasive...most interesting book...stuffed with quotations from Puritan sources, almost to the point of making it a mini-anthology." -Publishers Weekly "With Worldly Saints, Christians of all persuasions have a tool that provides ready access to the vast treasures of Puritan thought." -Christianity Today "Ryken writes with a vigor and enthusiasm that makes delightful reading-never a dull moment." -Fides et Historia "Worldly Saints provides a valuable picture of Puritan life and values. It should be useful for general readers as well as for students of history and literature." -Christianity and Literature |
From inside the book
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... moral consciousness. For Puritans, the question of right and wrong was more important than any other. They saw life as a continuous struggle between good and evil. The world was claimed by God and counterclaimed by Satan. There was no ...
... moral manner. He or she felt no guilt about everyday work nor about the money that it might produce. The high point of the week was Sunday. Sports on this day were absolutely prohibited. The family attended church twice each Sunday and ...
... moral, that is, work glorified God and benefited society. By viewing work as stewardship to God, the Puritans opened the way for a whole new conception of the rewards of work, as suggested in Richard Steele's comment, “You are working ...
... moral ends of work. The purpose of work, he said, is “obeying God and doing good to others.” Furthermore, “the public welfare, or the good of the many, is to be valued above our own. Every man therefore is bound to do all the good he ...
... moral ends of work, the Puritans drew the logical conclusion that these same goals should govern one's choice of a vocation. Richard Baxter urged: Choose that employment or calling in which you may be most serviceable to God. Choose not ...
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Marriage and | |
Money | |
Family | |
Puritan Preaching | |
Church and Worship | |
The Bible | |
Education | |
Social Action | |
Some Puritan | |
What the Puritans Did Best | |
Notes | |