This volume includes three classic works by John Owen on sin, temptation, and repentance in the Christian life. Editors Justin Taylor and Kelly Kapic have made this difficult-to-read Puritan accessible for the modern reader without sacrificing the wonderful content of Owen's work. Redesigned with a new cover.
Table of Contents:
Foreword (John Piper)
Preface: Reading John Owen: Why a New Edition? (Justin Taylor)
Introduction: Life in the Midst of Battle: John Owen’s Approach to Sin, Temptation, and the Christian Life (Kelly M. Kapic)
Overview of John Owen’s Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers (Justin Taylor)
Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers
Preface
Part 1: The Necessity of Mortification
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Part 2: The Nature of Mortification
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Part 3: The Means of Mortification
Chapter 14
Overview of John Owen’s Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It (Justin Taylor)
Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It
Preface
Part 1: The Nature of Temptation
Chapter 1
Part 2: The Danger of Entering Temptation
Chapter 2
Part 3: The Great Duty of All Believers
Chapter 3
Part 4: Particular Cases and General Directions
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Overview of John Owen’s Indwelling Sin (Justin Taylor)
Indwelling Sin
Preface
Part 1: The Nature of Indwelling Sin
Chapter 1
Part 2: The Power and Efficacy of Indwelling Sin
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Part 3: The Effect and Strength of Indwelling Sin
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Outlines
1. Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers
2. Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It
3. The Nature, Power, Deceit, and Prevalency of Indwelling Sin
About the Author :
Known as the "theologian's theologian," 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 Europe, he was an erudite and accomplished theologian both in doctrine and practical theology. Kelly M. Kapic (PhD, King's College, University of London) is professor of theological studies at Covenant College, where he has taught for over fifteen years. Kapic has written and edited over ten books, focusing on the areas of systematic, historical, and practical theology. Kapic has also published articles in various journals and books. Kapic and his wife, Tabitha, live on Lookout Mountain with their two children. Justin Taylor (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the executive vice president of book publishing and book publisher at Crossway. He has edited and contributed to several books including A God-Entranced Vision of All Things and Reclaiming the Center, and he blogs at Between Two Worlds-hosted by the Gospel Coalition.
