'Puritans,' says J I Packer, 'saw themselves as Godâs pilgrims, travelling home, Godâs warriors, battling against the world, the flesh, and the devil, and Godâs servants, under orders to do all the good they could as they went along.'
In this first compilation of St. Antholinâs Lectures 1991-2000 we are brought face to face with those heroes of the past and are encouraged to apply their godly wisdom in our own day.
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This first volume includes lectures from:
J I Packer -Â A Man For All Ministries: Richard Baxter 1615-1691
Geoffrey Cox -Â The Rediscovery and Renewal of the Local Church: The Puritan Vision
Alister McGrath -Â Evangelical Spirituality: Past Glories, Present Hopes, Future Possibilities
Gavin McGrath -Â âBut We Preach Christ Crucifiedâ: The Cross of Christ in the pastoral theology of John Owen 1616-1683
Peter Jensen -Â Using the Shield of Faith: Puritan Attitudes to Combat with Satan
J I Packer -Â An Anglican to Remember - William Perkins: Puritan Popularizer
Bruce Winter -Â Pilgrimâs Progress and Contemporary Evangelical Piety
Peter Adam -Â A Church âHalfly Reformedâ: The Puritan Dilemma
J I Packer -Â The Pilgrimâs Principles: John Bunyan Revisited
Ashley Null -Â Conversion to Communion: Thomas Cranmer on a Favourite Theme
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276 pages.
Pilgrims, Warriors, and Servants: Puritan Wisdom for Today's Church is in the following collections: