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Review: Beeke and Jones, Puritan theology

Posted on March 24, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Old review.  I am just moving it to this site. Beeke, Joel.  and Jones, Mark.  Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life.  Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books. This is one of those “game-changer” books.  Beeke provides decades of pastoral reflection from … Continue reading →

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Review: Meet the Puritans

Posted on December 24, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

Beeke, Joel. Reformation Heritage Publishing. Most people never realized encyclopedias could be fun to read. In many ways, if the reader knows how to approach it, this book has the danger and thrill associated with the English Civil War. I think … Continue reading →

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Review: Puritan Theology (Beeke and Jones)

Posted on August 7, 2017 by J. B. Aitken

Beeke, Joel.  and Jones, Mark.  Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life.  Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books. This is one of those “game-changer” books.  Beeke provides decades of pastoral reflection from the Puritans (and admittedly, there is a lot of repetition) … Continue reading →

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Review of Beeke Reformed Literature

Posted on December 23, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

It is exactly what it purports to be: an anthology of the best post-Reformation works on the various loci of theology. Each chapter is about 2 1/2 pages and has Beeke’s running commentary on the best (and sometimes those to … Continue reading →

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Outline of Beeke’s Puritan Spirituality

Posted on December 17, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

This isn’t an outline of the whole book, but of what I found most helpful. The book is vintage Beeke. While not a collection of independent essays, most of them can be read independently, although the essays on the Erskines … Continue reading →

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