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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825299803321

Autore

Cosby Brian H

Titolo

John Flavel : Puritan life and thought in Stuart England / / Brian H. Cosby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-7953-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Disciplina

285/.9092

Soggetti

Puritans - England - Clergy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

John Flavel; Contents; Preface; Part I: The Life of John Flavel; 1 John Flavel in His Puritan Context; 2 Flavel's Life, Ministry, and Character; 3 Flavel's Influence: Past and Present; Part II: The Thought of John Flavel; 4 Flavel's Theological Heritage; 5 The Doctrine and Use of Scripture; 6 Theology Proper, Creation, and the Fall; 7 Covenant Theology, Election, and Soteriology; 8 The Law of God and the Christian Life; 9 Church, Sacrament, and Eschatology; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In the first full-length biography of one of the most prominent and influential English Puritans, John Flavel (c.1630-1691), Dr. Brian H. Cosby explores the salient elements of his life and thought in comparison with the turbulent political, religious, and historical background of the later Stuart period.