A nonconformist, unifier, husband of three deceased wives, victim of religious persecution, and author of what has been collected into six volumes of reprintedWorks, John Flavel (c.1630-1691) of Dartm
The 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-90 played a fundamental role in re-shaping the political, religious and cultural map of the British Isles. Yet, as this book demonstrates, many key elements of the hi
Jesus said we should focus our minds and hearts on God above all else. No small task! Is there someone we can turn to for help? "Wisdom tells us to sit at the feet of our elders rather than the latest
“Puritan preachers were inevitably rated first by their hearers, and later by their readers. Arthur Hildersham (1563–1632) was rightly ranked in the top tier of godly ministers, but in this first book
The Girl Got Up is a new kind of spiritual memoir. Blending personal narrative with scriptural insight, an artful style with rigorous exegesis, Rachel Srubas connects stories from her own experience w
Exploring the life and legacy of Yi Won-young (1886-1958), whose pen name was Bongkyung, this study illuminates the life of the eminent Confucian scholar and, also, the turbulent time in 20th-century
This book provides a history of Presbyterians in American culture from the early eighteenth to the late twentieth century. Johnson assesses both the theological and cultural development of American Pr
Elsie Chamberlain (1910-91) was a leading figure in feminism, broadcasting and the churches. At her death many tributes were paid, including an appreciation of her on Womans Hour on Radio 4 and all th
The 14 biographical essays on Dutch-American Reformed Church clergy in this book are not intended as a strictly biographical history of Colonial America, but to bring together the narrative of a relig
John Davenport, who cofounded the colony of New Haven, has been neglected in studies that view early New England primarily from a Massachusetts viewpoint. Francis J. Bremer restores the clergyman to i
Who was Elizabeth Tuttle?? In most histories, she is a footnote, a blip. At best, she is a minor villain in the story of Jonathan Edwards, perhaps the greatest American theologian of the colonial era.
Jonathan Edwards has long epitomized the Puritan preacher as fiery scold, fixated on the inner struggle of the soul and the eternal flames of hell. In this book, Ronald Story offers a fundamentally di
In this book, theologian and author Michael Jinkins probes the present state and future of the Reformed faith. Addressing increasing division over scriptural authority, ordination and marriage of gay
In this study of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Louis Weeks examines the present state of the denomination and how congregations can grow in faith through the current time of transition in the chur
This volume is the first comprehensive overview of North Carolina Presbyterians to appear in more than a hundred years. Drawing on congregational and administrative histories, personal memoirs, and
Francis J. Bremer has spent his entire career broadening our understanding of America's colonial founders. Now, in this eminently readable collection of biographies, Bremer brings us a surprisingly va
When the United States entered The Great War in 1917, along with the mobilization of the military, charitable organizations activated their programs to support the troops. One of these organizations w
The South Carolina Diary of Reverend Archibald Simpson, edited by Peter N. Moore, is a two-volume annotated edition of selections from the journals of a noted eighteenth-century lowcountry Presbyteria
"In 1905, Westminster Press published History of the Presbyterian Churches of the World by church historian Richard Clark Reed (1851 1925). Reed's book, intended as a textbook for college and seminary
The South Carolina Diary of Reverend Archibald Simpson, edited by Peter N. Moore, is a two-volume annotated edition of selections from the journals of a noted eighteenth-century lowcountry Presbyteria
