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The PB may not like me calling myself Reformed but even us Reformed Baptists can be known as descendants of the Puritans. Just look at Bunyan.
If the term can be used of anyone today, Joel Beeke gets my vote.
I think that the term "Puritan" is tied historically to a particular era (mid-1500's to early 1700's) and place (England, Scotland, Ireland, Holland and America) and that, generally speaking, Jonathan Edwards is considered the "last Puritan."
*scoff* Word Pharisee. The spirit of the term counts most, not the letter. Joel Beeke gets my vote, too.
Valley of Vision - Description: A selection of prayers and meditations in the Puritan tradition...
Many have followed in the footsteps of the Puritans and do so even today. But the term itself has a historical connection to a period in time that ended about 200 years ago.
If a prayer is in the Puritan tradition, isn't it a Puritan prayer? Kind of like, "I'm a Christiani in the Baptist tradition so I'm a Baptist [reforming]."
I think that the term "Puritan" is tied historically to a particular era (mid-1500's to early 1700's) and place (England, Scotland, Ireland, Holland and America) and that, generally speaking, Jonathan Edwards is considered the "last Puritan."
I think that the term "Puritan" is tied historically to a particular era (mid-1500's to early 1700's) and place (England, Scotland, Ireland, Holland and America) and that, generally speaking, Jonathan Edwards is considered the "last Puritan."
Are there any modern Puritans in todays world or are we restricted to using the term "Puritan" to a period of time frozen in history?
I've been called worse -- Puritannical, for instance!
I'm blessed to sit under Puritan preaching every Lord's Day, and I'm a big fan of Joel Beeke. As an (amateur) historian, however, I reiterate that the Puritan Age is over. As one who believes in Puritan postmillennialism, I am convinced their spirit will live on and, by God's grace, prosper. There have been different names throughout history for Biblical Christians, usually pejorative. Who knows what faithful Christians will be called in the 21st and 22nd centuries? As someone once said (not a Puritan), "The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form."
Who's the guy with the forked beard? I don't recognize him.
I'll probably feel like a dummy when you tell me.
The PB may not like me calling myself Reformed but even us Reformed Baptists can be known as descendants of the Puritans. Just look at Bunyan.
I like to think of myself as a Puritan in that I am inside the Church of England trying to reform it to the word of God...just like Thomas Cartwright:
Kevin,
Though I have not yet read it myself, Darryl Hart's book Recovering Mother Kirk: The Case for Liturgy in the Reformed Tradition has been highly commended by many. You might want to check it out.
Not sure but I would say John Piper as well. Also not to sound ignorant (I've only been Reformed about 2 1/2 yrs) but who is Joel Beeke? Any books from him?