The Ashgate Research Companion to John Owen's Theology

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John Owen (1616-1683) is regarded as one of the greatest theologians Britain ever produced. Owen has had an important historical and theological influence, and his significance is widely recognized today. As a revival in Owen studies and reprints has taken place, this much-needed companion by an international group of leading scholars, helpfully explores key questions related to Owen's method, theology, and pastoral practice. Examining his thought through such topics as his epic work on the Holy Spirit, his developed view of faith and reason, and his contribution to the place of toleration, this book offers an authoritative exploration of one of Britain's greatest theologians. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Notes on Contributors Preface Acknowledgments SECTION I: METHOD 1 Reformed or Reforming? John Owen and the Complexity of Theological Codification for Mid-Seventeenth-Century England 2 John Owen on Faith and Reason 3 John Owen’s Commentary on Hebrews in Context 4 Covenant Theology as Relational Theology: The Contributions of Johannes Cocceius (1603–1669) and John Owen (1618–1683) to a Living Reformed Theology 5 Impetration and Application in John Owen’s Theology 6 John Owen, Renaissance Man? The Evidence of Edward Millington’s Bibliotheca Oweniana (1684) SECTION II: THEOLOGY 7 The Spirit as Gift: Explorations in John Owen’s Pneumatology 8 Beholding the Glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ: John Owen and the “Reforming” of the Beatific Vision 9 Christ’s priestly Oblation and Intercession: Their Development and Significance in John Owen 10 The Significance of John Owen for Modern Christology 11 John Owen’s Doctrine of the Trinity in its Catholic Context 12 Justification and Mystical Union with Christ: Where Does Owen Stand? SECTION III: PRACTISE 13 Owen’s Personality: The Man behind the Theology 14 John Owen and the Puritan Toleration Controversy, 1646–59 15 “The Fire That Kindleth All Our Sacrifices to God”: Owen and the Work of the Holy Spirit in Prayer 16 From Life’s First Cry: John Owen on Infant Baptism and Infant Salvation 17 John Owen’s Gospel Offer: Well-Meant or Not? A John Owen Bibliography Index