Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Biography; 3. The scholar; 4. The puritan pastor; 5. The reformed theologian; 6. The political theorist; 7. The ecclesiastical statesman; 8. The national prophet; Conclusion: the failure of godly rule; Bibliography of Samuel Rutherford; General bibliography.

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An intellectual biography of the Scottish theologian and political theorist Samuel Rutherford (1600–61).

Reviews

'... a valuable handbook to the various controversies surrounding Puritan and Reformed subjects ... authoritative and gives a new standard for works in this area. Highly recommended'. Evangelical Times 'It is ... a sensitive appraisal of a powerful mind in context, and sheds valuable light on the religious and political history of Caroline and Civil War Britain.' Journal of Religious History