J. I. Packer has had a long-standing passion for the Puritans. Their understanding of God and His ways with man has largely formed his own spirituality and theological outlook. In A Quest for Godliness, the esteemed author of Knowing God and a dozen other books shares with his readers the rich world of Puritanism that has been so influential in his own life. Dr. Packer masterfully uncovers the …
The Puritans are frequently maligned but seldom understood. Far from the dour malcontents they are often portrayed to be, most Puritans were wholesomely engaged in life. This book is designed to introduce you to a wide range of influential Puritan writers and a representative work for each that pushes through stereotypes to the heart and soul of these Christian pastors and theologians. With a c…
Dalam buku ini, Simonetta Carr menceritakan kepada para pembaca mengenai kehidupan John Owen. Kita dibukakan akan hal-hal apa saja yang menarik minat John Owen di masa sekolahnya, perhatiannya yang ia tunjukkan pada orang lain ketika menjabat sebagai pendeta, dan buku-buku berpengaruh yang ia tuliskan. Anak-anak juga akan mengetahui masa-masa sulit yang dilalui oleh Owen, dan bagaimana Owen mel…
In this book, Simonetta Carr informs readers about John Owen's life, revealing some of the things that interested him while in school, the care he showed to people when he became a pastor, and the influential books that he wrote. Children will also come to understand the difficult times in which Owen lived, and how he handled the terrors of war and religious persecution. Full of Illustrations a…
What did the Puritans and their successors teach? Was their teaching biblical? What can we learn from them for our life and witness today? These questions guided Dr. LLoyd-Jones in giving the addresses in this volume. Far from sharing the idea that a knowledge of the past is useless or irrelevant, he believed that the study of history is vital to the well-being of the church today. In these add…