Puritan Theology I

Lectures and readings in English.

1. 1. Lectures Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures:

   • Who were the Puritans? Dr. Don Kistler 37 min Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Don Kistler (subscription not established).
   • Introduction to the Puritans Stuart Olyott 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Stuart Olyott (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Introduction and Overview of the Puritans Dr. Matthew McMahon 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Matthew McMahon (subscription not established).
   • Puritanism (Part 30 of The Reformation) Dr. Carl Trueman Broken link Doctrinal note Trueman's definition of Puritanism
   • Introduction to English Puritan Theology Lectures 1-6 Dr. J.I. Packer 5 h Broken link Doctrinal Under review create a free iTunes account and download the free iTunes software to access lectures Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): J.I. Packer (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Puritan Theology Lectures 1-8A Dr. Joel Beeke 10 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Lessons from the Puritans Iain Murray 1 h Open source Doctrinal
   • The Puritans: Can They Teach Us Anything Today? Dr. Sinclair Ferguson 1 h Broken link Doctrinal
   • What I have Learned from the Puritans Mark Dever 75 min Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Mark Dever (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • John Owen on God Dr. Carl Trueman 49 min Broken link Doctrinal
   • Communion with God - John Owen Dr. Robert Law 86 min Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Robert Law (subscription not established).
   • John Owen's Doctrine of the Trinity and its Significance for Today Dr. Robert Letham 1 h Open source Doctrinal
   • The Trinitarian Piety of John Owen Dr. Ryan McGraw 52 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Owen's View of the Scriptures Dr. Sinclair Ferguson 1 h 12 min Open source Doctrinal
   • William Ames - Marrow of Theology Dr. Matthew McMahon 44 min Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Matthew McMahon (subscription not established).
   • Providence: John Flavel Dr. John Murray 82 min Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Open source Doctrinal
   • The Mystery of Providence 1 and 2 Dr. Andrew Davis 2 h 5 min Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Andrew Davis (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).

2. 2. Reading Read and summarize:

   • The Character of an Old English Puritan John Geree 3 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • A Brief Vindication of the Trinity John Owen 62 pp. Open source Doctrinal

3. 3. Reading Read and provide chapter summaries:

   • The Existence and Attributes of God, Vol. 1 Stephen Charnock 596 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • Communion with God John Owen 250 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • Mystery of Providence Flavel 264 pp. Doctrinal No link: find it in a library or bookstore.

4. Reading In the subjects covered (Natural Revelation, God, Trinity, Scripture, Decrees, Creation, Providence), read:

   • The Marrow of Sacred Divinity (The Marrow of Theology) William Ames 48 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • A Body of Divinity James Ussher 149 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • A Body of Divinity (Vols. 1 & 2 of Works) Thomas Boston 210 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • A Body of Practical Divinity (Vols. 1 & 2) Thomas Watson 147 pp. Doctrinal No link: find it in a library or bookstore.
   • A Body of Divinity Samuel Willard 155 pp. Vol. 1 Open source Doctrinal

   Total: TOTAL LECTURES: 30 hours; TOTAL READING: 1,884 pages

5. 4. Assignment Write a 40 page paper comparing and contrasting the views of Ames, Ussher, Boston, Watson, and Willard in the subjects covered in this course.

   Open the assignment

Every lecture and reading carries its role. "Under review" means the teacher's subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms of Unity is not yet established; "Read as comparison" means the material teaches the 1788 American text of WCF 20.4, 23 or 31 or of Larger Catechism Q.109, which the school reads beside the 1647 text. Nothing has been removed.