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A Quest for Godliness

The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life

by James Innell (J. I.) Packer

Publishing history

Other editions of this work catalogued here.

Publication

Publisher
Crossway
Date published
2010

The Physical Book

Binding
Paperback
Total pages
370 pages
ISBN-13
9781433515811

Reference

Notes
Twenty essays written over thirty years, gathered in 1990; four of them are on John Owen, whose Works this catalogue holds in six distinct sets. The 2010 Crossway printing, with the sunrise cover. Your copy of the 1994 first US trade paperback is catalogued alongside it.

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • The Puritans in Profile
    • 2. Why We Need the Puritans
    • 3. Puritanism as a Movement of Revival
    • 4. The Practical Writings of the English Puritans
  • The Puritans and the Bible
    • 5. John Owen on Communication from God
    • 6. The Puritans as Interpreters of Scripture
    • 7. The Puritan Conscience
  • The Puritans and the Gospel
    • 8. 'Saved By His Precious Blood': An Introduction to John Owen's The Death of Death in the Death of Christ
    • 9. The Doctrine of Justification in Development and Decline Among the Puritans
    • 10. The Puritan View of Preaching the Gospel
  • The Puritans and the Holy Spirit
    • 11. The Witness of the Spirit in Puritan Thought
    • 12. The Spirituality of John Owen
    • 13. John Owen on Spiritual Gifts
  • The Puritan Christian Life
    • 14. The Puritans and the Lord's Day
    • 15. The Puritan Approach to Worship
    • 16. Marriage and Family in Puritan Thought
  • The Puritans in Ministry
    • 17. Puritan Preaching
    • 18. Puritan Evangelism
    • 19. Jonathan Edwards and Revival
    • 20. Afterword
  • Notes
  • Index