Elhanan Winchester (1751-1797) served as a pastor in New England, South Carolina, and even London—ultimately moving from the Baptist faith to Unitarianism later in life. He was also a popular and influential Baptist pastor in Philadelphia for the seven years…
“This is our plaine confession, which we simply and boldly do affirme, that Rom. 8., this is a stable and immutable foundation, ‘The Lord knoweth his own, that no creature is able to seperat his Elect frome his love, which…
Christians with even a little knowledge of church history are likely aware of Augustine’s famous work, The City of God. In it, he presents his philosophy of history as he views God moving everything from creation to consummation while in…
Samuel Cooper (1725-1783) graduated from Harvard and furthered his training with a doctorate in divinity from Edinburgh. He followed in his father’s footsteps (the Reverend William Cooper) as one of the younger pastors at Boston’s Fourth church, long a landmark…
First off, congratulations to Scott P. of Aubrey, Texas, who has won a copy of To the Ends of the Earth: Calvin’s Missional Vision and Legacy (Crossway). Now for the next giveaway. Our friends at Brill have provided us with a…
While his Works fill six large volumes, John Knox wrote only one lengthy explicitly theological work. Its subject is encapsulated in its title, “An Answer to the Cavillations of Adversary Respecting the Doctrine of Predestination” (The Works of John Knox, 5:7-468). It…
Samuel Sherwood (1730-1783) was a graduate of Yale and Princeton (at the time led by his uncle Aaron Burr), who pastored in Weston (CT) from 1757 to his death in 1783. Next to this sermon, his other published sermon (also…
Peter Opitz, ed., The Myth of the Reformation, vol. 9, Refo500 Academic Studies (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013). 380pp. Hardcover. The provocative title of this volume will no doubt arrest the attention of many potential readers. Changing the title…
Meet the Puritans editor and contributors Joel Beeke, Danny Hyde, and Ryan McGraw will be speaking at the upcoming International Conference on “John Owen: Between Orthodoxy and Modernity.” Hosted by the Theological University Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, from August 31–September 2, this…
Our presbytery youth camp director this summer assigned Puritan team names for the campers: Watson, Owen, Bunyan, and Perkins. No surprise at an Orthodox Presbyterian Church camp, until the staff and counselors picked a name for their “team.” We chose…
