Bibliography: De Freitas and Raath on Rutherford and the protection of religious freedom

Shaun de Freitas and Andries Raath, "Samuel Rutherford and the protection of religious freedom in early seventeenth-century Scotland," Westminster Theological Journal 78 (2016), pp. 231-48 [this article is available on open access here] In this article, De Freitas and Raath, who are professors of law at the University of the Free State, South Africa, set out to

Bibliography: Pederson on “Reformed orthodoxy in Puritanism”

Randall J. Pederson, "Reformed orthodoxy in Puritanism," Perichoresis 14:3 (2016), pp. 45-59. [This essay is available on open access.] Focusing on Richard Baxter, John Goodwin, and John Owen ("who typifies a rigorous and eclectic Reformed orthodoxy," p. 47), Randall Pederson's new essay complicates older accounts of the theological formation of English puritanism by illustrating significant patterns of

Bibliography: Muller on “Directions in the study of early modern Reformed thought”

Richard A. Muller, "Directions in the study of early modern Reformed thought," Perichoresis 14:3 (2016), pp. 3-16. [This essay is available on open access.] Richard A. Muller has become the single most influential scholar of early modern Reformed theology. His early work on Christ and the decree and his book on Arminius have been followed by careful

Bibliography: Gaine’s reply to McDonald on Aquinas, Owen and the beatific vision (2016)

Simon Francis Gaine, OP, "Thomas Aquinas and John Owen on the beatific vision: A Reply to Suzanne McDonald," New Blackfriars (2016) One of the most interesting trends in recent work on John Owen has been a reconsideration of the Catholic sources of his theology. Sebastian Rehnman's Divine Discourse: The Theological Methodology of John Owen (2002) and Carl R. Trueman's John Owen: Reformed, Catholic,

Events: “The Diversity of Dissent” conference, 19-21 Sep 2016

John Owen, Richard Baxter and William Kiffen were the subjects of "The Diversity of Dissent," this year's conference of the Andrew Fuller Centre, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY. Audio recordings will be curated here.

Bibliography: Svensson on Owen, Locke, confessionalism and toleration (2016)

Manfred Svensson, "John Owen and John Locke: Confessionalism, doctrinal minimalism, and toleration," History of European Ideas (2016) Manfred Svensson's recent article on "John Owen and John Locke: Confessionalism, doctrinal minimalism, and toleration" connects two individuals who likely first met as dean and undergraduate student in Christ Church, Oxford, in the 1650s. Svensson notes that both Owen and Locke published on

Events: Owen lecture in Magherafelt, 28 October 2016

Bibliography: Gribben, John Owen and English Puritanism (2016)

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