Volume 14 of The Complete Works of John Owen explores the dangers of heresy and the importance of preserving the purity of Christian doctrine, holiness, and worship. It has been edited for modern readers by Joel R. Beeke.

About the Author

John Owen (1616-1683) was vice-chancellor of Oxford University and served as advisor and chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. Among the most learned and active of the Puritans in seventeenth-century England, he was accomplished both in doctrine and practical theology.

Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) has written over one hundred books. He is chancellor and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary; a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan; the editor of Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth; the board chairman of Reformation Heritage Books; the president of Inheritance Publishers; and the vice president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society.

Lee Gatiss (PhD, University of Cambridge) is the director of Church Society and a lecturer in church history at Union School of Theology. He is chairman of The Global Anglican and on the editorial board of Studies in Puritanism and Piety. He has written and edited more than thirty books on the Bible, theology, and church history. He and his family serve at Christ Church, Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

Shawn D. Wright (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as professor of church history at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and as pastor of leadership development at Clifton Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He has published or edited books on ecclesiology, Calvinism, and the life and theology of Theodore Beza. He is married to Gretchen, and they are the parents of five sons.

Book Information
ISBN 9781433560293
Author John Owen
Format Hardback
Page Count 432
Imprint Crossway Books
Publisher Crossway Books
Weight(grams) 908g