Author: Joel R. Beeke & Randall J. Pederson
This encyclopedic resource provides biographical sketches of all the major Puritans as well as bibliographic summaries of their writings and work. Meet the Puritans is an important addition to the library of the layman, pastor, student and scholar.
Endorsements:
'The recent revival in interest in and commitment to the truths of Reformed theology is due in large measure to the rediscovery of Puritan literature. The Puritans of old have become the prophets for our time. This volume is a treasure for the church.'
—R.C. Sproul, President of Ligonier Ministries
“Joel Beeke and Randall Pederson have given us a priceless treasure in this introduction to the Puritans and Puritan literature. I have often wished for just such a resource. An encyclopedic wealth of biographical and bibliographical information has been distilled here in a simple, readable, understandable, and wonderfully useful compendium. For the novice lay person who wants a reliable introduction to the Puritans, this is the perfect handbook. And for the seasoned scholar seeking a catalogue of the best available Puritan literature, this is also an indispensable tool. My prayer is that it will help spark a new wave of interest in the Puritans, a new appreciation for their theology, and especially a revival of their passion for careful biblical exposition.”
—John MacArthur, Pastor-Teacher, Grace Community Church.
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Puritan Biographies and Books Reviews:
A Brief History of English Puritanism
Thomas Adams
Henry Ainsworth
Henry Airay
Joseph
Alleine
Vincent Alsop
Isaac Ambrose
William Ames
Robert Asty
Sir Richard Baker
William Bates
Richard Baxter
Lewis Bayly
Paul Baynes
Robert Bolton
Samuel Bolton
John Boys
Anne Bradstreet
William Bridge
Thomas Brooks
John Bunyan
Anthony Burgess
Jeremiah Burroughs
Nicholas Byfield
Thomas Cartwright
Joseph Caryl
Thomas Case
Stephen Charnock
David Clarkson
Thomas Cobbet
Elisha Coles
John Cotton
Tobias Crisp
John Davenant
Arthur Dent
Edward Dering
Thomas Doolittle
George Downame
John Downame
Daniel Dyke
Jonathan Edwards
John Eliot
Edward Fisher
John Flavel
Thomas Fort
William Gearing
Richard Gilpin
Thomas Goodwin
Thomas Gouge
William Gouge
Richard Greenham
William Greenhill
Obadiah Grew
William Gurnall
Joseph Hall
George Hammond
Nathanael Hardy
Robert Harris
Matthew Henry
Philip Henry
Oliver Heywood
Arthur Hildersham
Robert Hill
Thomas Hooker
Ezekiel Hopkins
John Howe
Thomas Jacomb
James Janeway
William Jenkyn
Edward Johnson
Benjamin Keach
Edward Lawrence
John Lightfoot
Christopher Love
William Lyford
Thomas Manton
Edward Marbury
Walter Marshall
Cotton Mather
Increase Mather
Richard Mather
Samuel Mather
Matthew Mead
Christopher Ness
John Norton
John Owen
Edward Pearse
William Pemble
William Perkins
Edward Polhill
Matthew Poole
John Preston
Nathanael Ranew
Edward Reynolds
Thomas Ridgley
Ralph Robinson
Richard Rogers
Timothy Rogers
Henry Scudder
Obadiah Sedgwick
Samuel Sewall
Thomas Shepard
John Shower
Richard Sibbes
Henry Smith
William Spurstowe
Richard Steele
Solomon Stoddard
Lewis Stuckley
George Swinnock
Joseph Symonds
Edward Taylor
Thomas Taylor
Robert Traill
John Trapp
George Trosse
Ralph Venning
Nathaniel Vincent
Thomas Vincent
Thomas Watson
William Whitaker
Michael Wigglesworth
John Winthrop
Appendix 1: Collections of Puritan Writings
Appendix 2: Scottish Divines
Introduction: England’s Puritans and the Presbyterians of Scotland
Hugh Binning
Thomas Boston
David Dickson
James Durham
Ebenezer and Ralph Erskine
George Gillespie
Andrew Gray
William Guthrie
Thomas Halyburton
Samuel Rutherford
Henry Scougal
Appendix 3: Dutch Further Reformation Divines
Introduction to the Dutch Further Reformation
Wilhelmus à Brakel
Alexander Comrie
Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen
Abraham Hellenbroek
Johannes Hoornbeek
Jacobus Koelman
Jean Taffin
Willem Teellinck
Theodorus van der Groe
Johannes VanderKemp
Gisbertus Voetius
Herman Witsius
Appendix 4: Secondary Sources on the Puritans
Appendix 5: “The Great Tradition”: A Final Word on Puritanism and Our Need Today
