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The English Connection
Bryan W. Ball
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Description for The English Connection
Paperback. A new edition of the classic historical study of 17th century Puritan theology, showing how many of its specific doctrines influenced the development of Seventh-Day Adventism. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HRCC9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
Seventeenth-century England was a confused world of conflicting religious thought, made more complex by the tumultuous events of the English Civil Wars and the Interregnum under Oliver Cromwell. Puritanism, a thoroughly Protestant off shoot of the Reformation in England, was to take centre stage in these years, coming to prominence as a direct result of the conflict that would see the execution of an English king. It is argued in 'The English Connection' that Seventh-day Adventism, established over two centuries later in nineteenth-century America, can trace its roots back to this distinct form of seventeenth-century English Puritanism. Dr. Ball ... Read more
Seventeenth-century England was a confused world of conflicting religious thought, made more complex by the tumultuous events of the English Civil Wars and the Interregnum under Oliver Cromwell. Puritanism, a thoroughly Protestant off shoot of the Reformation in England, was to take centre stage in these years, coming to prominence as a direct result of the conflict that would see the execution of an English king. It is argued in 'The English Connection' that Seventh-day Adventism, established over two centuries later in nineteenth-century America, can trace its roots back to this distinct form of seventeenth-century English Puritanism. Dr. Ball ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780227174456
SKU
V9780227174456
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About Bryan W. Ball
Dr Bryan W. Ball is a retired academic, a church administrator and the author of numerous books. He holds a PhD from the University of London and has contributed to the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography' and the 'Encyclopaedia of World Faiths'.
Reviews for The English Connection
Like a master theological excavator, Dr. Ball has unearthed long forgotten theological ideas of our Puritan forbears. What an incredible treasure he has unearthed for us! ... Ball analyzes and explains English Puritan theological thought, mainly in the seventeenth century, through an abundant use of a variety of Puritan writers. He shows a great command of his sources and weaves ... Read more