John Owen, Richard Baxter and the Formation of Nonconformity

John Owen (1616-1683) and Richard Baxter (1615-1691) were both pivotal figures in forming the nonconformist landscape of Restoration England. Yet despite having much in common, they found themselves taking opposite sides in the theological debates that swept through Protestantism in the second half of the seventeenth century. By comparing and contr

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Different Wars/Different Worlds; Chapter 2 Opposite Ends; Chapter 3 An Accidental Animosity; Chapter 4 Personality; Chapter 5 Unity, Or Not; Chapter 6 1654; Chapter 7 Silence and Speech; Chapter 8 1659; Chapter 9 Fatal Memory; conclusion Conclusion;

About the author

Tim Cooper is Senior Lecturer in the History of Christianity in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

Summary

John Owen (1616-1683) and Richard Baxter (1615-1691) were both pivotal figures in forming the nonconformist landscape of Restoration England. Yet despite having much in common, they found themselves taking opposite sides in the theological debates that swept through Protestantism in the second half of the seventeenth century. By comparing and contr

Product details

• Authors: Tim Cooper
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032921259
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92125-9
• No. of pages: 356
• Weight: 660 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / World, RELIGION / Christianity / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, General & world history, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Religion, Archaeology, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, History and Archaeology, C 1600 To C 1700, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards