Deus Misereatur

  It's not only an interesting subject, but one worthy of focused attention: the piety of the Puritans, those 16th and 17th Century believers who wanted the purity of the church to be advanced. Was that piety superficial, self-righteous, sincere, substantive? What fueled their devotion, and gave them direction? Those are good questions to be asked and answered. So, very fittingly, this volume is dedicated to Joel R. Beeke, President and Professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, editor of Puritan Reformed Journal and Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth, editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, president of Inheritance Publishers, and vice-president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society. "Puritan Piety: Writings in Honor of Joel R. Beeke" is a 304-page softback that delves into samples of Puritan reverence and zeal. It's a full-blooded histori...

Soul Recreation: The Contemplative-Mystical Piety of Puritanism Tom Schwanda Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock) 199 West 8 th Ave, Suite 3 Eugene, OR 97401 http://www.wipfandstock.com ISBN-978-1-61097-455-4; $35.00; 2012. Reviewed by Dr. Michael Philliber for Deus Misereatur (12/12)  Puritan Piety (3 stars out of 5) When one thinks of meditation or contemplation, rarely does Puritanism race to the forefront of the mind. Instead, other traditions will be quickly thought of and looked into. But Tom Schwanda, Associate Professor of Christian Formation and Ministry at Wheaton College, seeks to give a scholarly corrective to this perception. In his recent 292 page paperback titled, “Soul Recreation: The Contemplative-Mystical Piety of Puritanism” he lays the groundwork for reclaiming a Reformed and Evangelical heritage of contemplative piety, looking primarily at one 17 th Century Puritan, Isaac Ambrose. In “Soul Recreation, Schwanda strives to raise, a...