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 |
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... true Christians.44 And part of the time, at least, Puritans rose above party spirit, as in Samuel Fairclough's statement, “If a man lives holily, and walks humbly with God, I shall ever love him, notwithstanding his conformity [to the ...
... true Christianity...than the putting of moral virtues into legal dress.”53 In short, distrust of outward appearances was one of the Puritans' most salient traits. The Puritans indulged in too much self-loathing. Partly true. Cotton ...
... true country.71 Despite the significant role played by Puritan preachers and professors, the success of the movement depended in the final analysis on its being a lay movement. As one scholar says, “The Puritan movement was notable for ...
... true that the clergy and professors provided the intellectual theory for the movement. They were the ones who harnessed the laypeople's superior numbers into the power to challenge existing structures. There was, of course, plenty of ...
... true, and sound (as opposed to unsound) were among their positive qualities. The Puritans were less interested in the idea of self- fulfillment than duty, which they regarded both as a responsibility of the covenant and a condition of ...
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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 | |