The Holy Spirit: The Helper (The Complete Works of John Owen, vol. 7)
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Overview
Regarded as one of the greatest theologians in history, 17th-century pastor John Owen wrote extensively on holiness, Scripture, the Trinity, missions, and ecclesiology. His classic works—which have inspired Christian thinkers including Charles Spurgeon, J. I. Packer, and John Piper—remain influential, but until now haven’t been offered in an easy-to-read collection.
The Complete Works of John Owen is a 40-volume series that brings together all of Owen’s original theological writing, reformatted for modern readers. Volume 7, The Holy Spirit: The Helper, includes the treatises “Reason of Faith”; “The Causes, Ways, and Means of Understanding the Mind of God as Revealed in His Word”; and “A Discourse of the Work of the Holy Spirit in Prayer.” Exploring the topics of illumination, biblical interpretation, and extemporaneous prayer, it features 50 pages of helpful introductions by editor Andrew Ballitch, along with outlines, footnotes, and other supporting resources.
This series, published over the next 6 years, presents Owen’s prolific work to reach and inspire a new generation of Bible readers and scholars to deeper faith.
- Features introductions by editor Andrew Ballitch, along with outlines, footnotes, and other supporting resources
- Brings together all of Owen’s original theological writing, reformatted for modern readers
- Invites students, pastors, theologians, and those interested in the Holy Spirit and the Puritans to explore worship and ecclesiology, gain a Christ-centered vision, and pursue holiness
- Works Preface
- Editor’s Introduction
- The Reason of Faith
- The Causes, Ways, and Means of Understanding the Mind of God
- Title: The Holy Spirit—The Helper
- Author: John Owen
- Series: The Complete Works of John Owen
- Volume: 7
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 369
- Era: era:reformation
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Holy Spirit › Early works to 1800
- ISBNs: 9781433560200, 9781433585760, 9781433585746, 9781433585753, 1433560208, 1433585766, 143358574X, 1433585758
- Resource ID: LLS:CWJOWENS7
- Resource Type: text.monograph.collected-work
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-17T18:33:48Z
John Owen (1616–1683) is considered one of the most influential and inspiring theologians of the seventeenth century. He entered Queen's College, Oxford, at the age of twelve and completed his M.A. in classics and theology at the age of nineteen.
His first parish was at Fordham in Essex where he became convinced that the Congregational polity was the scriptural form of church government. In the 1640s he became chaplain to Oliver Cromwell, the new "Protector of England," and traveled with him on his expeditions to Ireland and Scotland.
In 1651 he was appointed dean of Christ Church and in 1652 made Vice-Chancellor of Oxford—positions which allowed him to train ministers for the Cromwellian state church. Owen later moved to London and led the Puritans through the bitter years of religious and political persecution—experiences which shaped his theological inquiry, pastoral reflection, and preaching. Owen authored one of the richest commentaries on the book of Hebrews, An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews which are also included in The Works of John Owen along with sermons and essays.