The Ashgate Research Companion to John Owen's Theology

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.

Contents: Preface, Carl R. Trueman; Section I Method: Reformed or reforming? John Owen and the complexity of theological codification for mid-17th-century England, Ryan Kelly; John Owen on faith and reason, Sebastian Rehnman; John Owen’s commentary on Hebrews in context, John W. Tweeddale; Covenant theology as relational theology: the contributions of Johannes Cocceius (1603-1669) and John Owen (1618-1683) to a living reformed theology, Willem J. van Asselt; Impetration and application in John Owen’s theology, Gert van den Brink; John Owen, Renaissance man? The evidence of Edward Millington’s Bibliotheca Oweniana (1684), Crawford Gribben. Section II Theology: The spirit as gift: explorations in John Owen’s pneumatology, Kelly M. Kapic; Beholding the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ: John Owen and the ’reforming’ of the beatific vision, Suzanne McDonald; Christ’s priestly oblation and intercession: their development and significance in John Owen, Edwin Tay; The significance of John Owen for modern Christology, Alan Spence; John Owen's doctrine of the Trinity in its Catholic context, Robert Letham; Justification and mystical union with Christ: where does Owen stand?, George Hunsinger. Section III Practise: Owen’s personality: the man behind the theology, Tim Cooper; John Owen and the Puritan toleration controversy, 1646-59, John Coffey; ’The fire that kindleth all our sacrifices to God’: Owen and the work of the Holy Spirit in prayer, Daniel R. Hyde; From life’s first cry: John Owen on infant baptism and infant salvation, Lee Gatiss; John Owen’s gospel offer: well-meant or not?, Martin Foord; Index.

Kelly M. Kapic is Professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. He is the author or editor of seven books, including Communion with God: The Divine and the Human in the Theology of John Owen, The Devoted Life: An Invitation to the Puritan Classics, and Mapping Modern Theology. Mark Jones is Senior Pastor at Faith Vancouver Church (PCA) and Research Associate at the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein). He is the author or editor of several books, including Why Heaven Kissed Earth, Drawn into Controversie, and A Puritan Theology.