"Henry Jessey: Puritan Chaplain, Independent and Baptist Pastor, Millenarian Politician and Prophet" is a theological biography of a heretofore overlooked figure in the research fields of Nonconformist and Independent English History, Puritan History, Congregational History, and the English Reformation. Written for an academic audience, this book provides greater insight into the life and thought of a man about whom much has not been told, and contributes to the existing body of knowledge since little has been produced. The work uses a detailed examination and analysis of Henry Jessey's actions and writings to shed further light on the historical and theological formation among English Independents and Baptists in the seventeenth century.
Language
English
Pages
446
Format
Paperback
Release
June 01, 2016
ISBN 13
9781936670888
Henry Jessey: Puritan Chaplain, Independent and Baptist Pastor, Millenarian Politician and Prophet
"Henry Jessey: Puritan Chaplain, Independent and Baptist Pastor, Millenarian Politician and Prophet" is a theological biography of a heretofore overlooked figure in the research fields of Nonconformist and Independent English History, Puritan History, Congregational History, and the English Reformation. Written for an academic audience, this book provides greater insight into the life and thought of a man about whom much has not been told, and contributes to the existing body of knowledge since little has been produced. The work uses a detailed examination and analysis of Henry Jessey's actions and writings to shed further light on the historical and theological formation among English Independents and Baptists in the seventeenth century.