John Calvin and John Owen on Mortification

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The Post-Reformation successors of the Protestant reformers are widely regarded as having defected from the distinctives of the Reformation. This analysis of John Calvin's and John Owen's teachings on mortification not only addresses the question of continuity between Calvin and English Calvinists but also provides an example of the development of Reformed spirituality from the sixteenth to the seventeenth centuries.

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«Thoroughly researched and solidly argued, this work shows the essential continuity between Calvin's view of the Christian life and that of John Owen the Puritan a century later. Gleason's book knocks another nail into the coffin of the stereotype of Puritan theology as rationalistic, legalistic, and out of tune with Calvin's Christcentered biblicism. Students of historical theology and spirituality will be grateful for an analysis that is quietly definitive.» (James I. Packer, Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.)
«Gleason's work addresses two important topics: it contributes to the Calvin versus Calvinism debate, adding to the investigations of this important tradition and helping us to trace the continuities and discontinuities within it. Moreover, it examines the crucial spirituality doctrine of mortification in the thought of these two men, both of whom gave central consideration to it.
The careful and perceptive analysis of these important topics distinguishes Gleason's work and marks it as a significant contribution to our understanding. In addition, he 'places' his own study of Calvin's and Owen's thought in the ongoing scholarly debate, explaining the significance of his interpretation for the broader discussion.» (Stephen R. Spencer, Dallas Theological Seminary)
«A work which is of interest to theologian, historian, pastor and counselor is indeed 'a rara avis'. Dr. Gleason's book deserves a wide readership.» (Sinclair B. Ferguson, Westminster Theological Seminary) «In sum, the value of Gleason's work is far more than some special, anti-reduction pleasing for greater historical accuracy. It calls upon us to rethink our concepts of ultimate reality.» (Blair Reynolds, Sixteenth Century Journal)
«...a careful piece of research which clarifies some matters of interest and has implications for larger issues in the study of English religion in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.» (Dewey D. Wallace, Jr., Church History)

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