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John Owen and the Civil War Apocalypse

Preaching, Prophecy and Politics

Martyn Calvin Cowan (Union Theological College, N. Ireland)

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English
Routledge
20 July 2017
John Owen was one of the most significant figures in Reformed Orthodox theology during the Seventeenth Century, exerting considerable religious and political influence in the context of the British Civil War and Interregnum. Using Owen’s sermons from this period as a window into the mind of a self-proclaimed prophet, this book studies how his apocalyptic interpretation of contemporary events led to him making public calls for radical political and cultural change.

Owen believed he was ministering at a unique moment in history, and so the historical context in which he writes must be equally considered alongside the theological lineage that he draws upon. Combining these elements, this book allows for a more nuanced interpretation of Owen’s ministry that encompasses his lofty spiritual thought as well as his passionate concerns with more corporeal events.

This book represents part of a new historical turn in Owen Studies and will be of significant interest to scholars of theological history as well as Early Modern historians.

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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
Weight:   476g
ISBN:   9781138087767
ISBN 10:   1138087769
Series:   Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World
Pages:   220
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary ,  A / AS level
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Martyn Cowan is a Lecturer in Historical Theology at Union Theological College, Northern Ireland.

Reviews for John Owen and the Civil War Apocalypse: Preaching, Prophecy and Politics

'Martyn Cowan's study of John Owen and the Civil War Apocalypse ... must be recognised as one of the most important contributions to Owen studies, and a fine addition to the excellent Routledge series in Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World. ' - Crawford Gribben, Queen's University Belfast in Journal of the Northern Renaissance


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