John Owen and the Civil War Apocalypse: Preaching, Prophecy and Politics

ISBN-13: 9780367889241 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 220 str.

Martyn Calvin Cowan

Opis

Using Owen’s sermons from this period, this book studies how his apocalyptic interpretation of contemporary events led to him making public calls for radical societal change. It combines his theological lineage with the historical context in which he preaches, and so represents part of a new historical turn in Owen Studies.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1 Owen’s prophetic worldview; 2 The identification and interpretation of providentially significant events; 3 The obligation to ‘improve’ these providential mercies; 4 The magistrate’s response to providentially significant events; 5 The obligations of the magistrate and the search for a church settlement; 6 Warnings of judgment to a negligent nation; Conclusion

O autorze

Martyn Cowan is a Lecturer in Historical Theology at Union Theological College, Northern Ireland.