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Puritan Profiles
54 Contemporaries of the Westminster Assembly
WILLIAM BARKER
ISBN 978-1-85792-191-5
The history of seventeenth century England was tumultuous. During this period England underwent a civil war, a regicide, an experiment with republican government, a restoration of monarchy and constant upheavals in politics and religion. What a confusing period! As the century began Puritans were poised against Episcopalians, parliament against the forces of an absolutist monarchy and the question hung in the air – what kind of Christian expression would the Church of England eventually reflect?
Will Barker’s love of biography, historian’s eye for detail, his personal devotion to Christ and Scripture make these pages an expertly guided tour of the varied characters and remarkable personalities drawn together by the Westminster Assembly.
Sinclair B. Ferguson,
Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina
William Barker is Professor of Church History, Emeritus at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
18 Words
The most important words you will ever know
J.I. Packer
ISBN 978-1-84550-327-7
If the modern world can be characterised by one thing it is probably the enormous increase in the number of words around – but that increase has also been accompanied by a seemingly corresponding decrease in understanding. It is the irony of the information age that instead of bringing clarity it has raised uninformed opinion to the same level as truth.
The church has also not been faultless. Rather than discuss ideas in order to come to some settled agreement, the church has been characterised as trying to make words mean diff erent things in order to accommodate differences.
But the church should be a beacon of light to the world. The church has the words of eternal life.
J. I. Packer is a master wordsmith. He is also gifted with the ability of showing where truth lies in complicated reasoning. Th ese skills combine to make Words from God a fascinating read – and a life-changing one.
The 18 words are:
Death Holiness Regeneration
Devil Justification Revelation
Election Lord Sanctification
Faith Mediator Scripture
Fellowship Mortification Sin
Grace Reconciliation World.