Edited for Modern Readers, This Volume Includes Nine of John Owen’s Most Important Sermons on Holy Living, Union with Christ, and More
Regarded as one of the greatest theologians in history, 17th-century pastor John Owen wrote extensively on holiness, Scripture, the Trinity, missions, and ecclesiology. His classic works―which have inspired Christian thinkers including Charles Spurgeon, J. I. Packer, and John Piper―remain influential, but until now haven’t been offered in an easy-to-read collection.
The Complete Works of John Owen is a 40-volume project that brings together all of Owen’s original theological writing, reformatted for modern readers. Volume 19 includes some of the most important sermons that Owen delivered on the national stage in which he urged his audience to commit to personal godliness and further reformation of church and state. Together they offer an explanation of the rise, and eventual fall, of the English Revolution. With extensive introductions by editor Martyn C. Cowan, this volume also includes outlines, footnotes, and other supporting resources.
- Edited and Formatted for Modern Readers: Presents Owen’s original writing, newly typeset with insightful introductions, outlines, text breaks, headings, and footnotes
- Part of the Complete Works of John Owen Project: This collection, which includes material not previously published, will release 40 hardcover volumes over a number of years
- Perfect for Churches and Schools: Written for students, pastors, theologians, and those interested in the sermons of John Owen
John Owen (1616–1683) was vice-chancellor of Oxford University and served as adviser and chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. Among the most learned and active of the Puritans in seventeenth-century England, he was accomplished both in doctrine and practical theology.
Martyn C. Cowan (PhD, University of Cambridge) is a minister of the Presbyterian church in Ireland who serves as the lecturer in historical theology and vice principal of Union Theological College, Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is the author of John Owen and the Civil War Apocalypse: Preaching, Prophecy and Politics.
Lee Gatiss (PhD, University of Cambridge) is the director of Church Society and a fellow in church history and Anglicanism at the Greystone Theological Institute. He is also chairman of The Global Anglican and on the editorial board of Studies in Puritanism and Piety. He has written or edited more than fifty books on the Bible, theology, and church history. He and his family serve at Christ Church, Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Shawn D. Wright (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as professor of church history at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and as pastor of leadership development at Clifton Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He has published or edited books on ecclesiology, Calvinism, and the life and theology of Theodore Beza. He is married to Gretchen, and they are the parents of five sons.