J.I. Packer
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J. I. Packer (1926–2020) was a British-born Reformed Anglican theologian who taught for many years at Regent College in Vancouver. His Knowing God (1973) introduced millions to the doctrines of grace, and his work Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God remains a beloved reconciliation of Calvinist conviction with passionate evangelistic concern.
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The Puritan Approach to Worship
It is sometimes said that evangelicals are not interested in worship. If by worship one means the technicalities of liturgical study, this may be true. But I do not suppose that I am the only evangelical who finds that the actual exercise of worship, the deliberate lifting of one's eyes from man…
The Puritan Approach to Worship
It is sometimes said that evangelicals are not interested in worship. If by worship one means the technicalities of liturgical study, this may be true. But I do not suppose that I am the only evangelical who finds that the actual exercise of worship, the deliberate lifting of one's eyes from man…
Why We Need the Puritans
Horse Racing is said to be the sport of kings. The sport of slinging mud has, however, a wider following. Pillorying the Puritans, in particular, has long been a popular pastime both sides of the Atlantic, and most people's image of Puritanism still has on it much disfiguring dirt that needs to be…