J. I. Packer
An Evangelical Life
Published on 14. October 2015
432 pages
978-1-4335-4255-8 (ISBN)
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Over the last sixty years, J. I. Packer has exerted a steady and remarkable influence on evangelicalism. In this biography, well-known scholar Leland Ryken acquaints us with Packer's life, heart, and mind, tracing the outworking of God's sovereign plan through his childhood, intellectual pursuits, and professional life. Filled with personal anecdotes and little-known facts, this appreciative volume sheds light on the key themes that have given shape to Packer's life and thought, highlighting his enduring significance for Christians today.
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Leland Ryken (PhD, University of Oregon) served as professor of English at Wheaton College for nearly fifty years. He served as literary stylist for the English Standard Version Bible and has authored or edited over sixty books, including The Word of God in English and A Complete Handbook of Literary Forms in the Bible.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Photographs
- Introduction
- Part 1: The Life
- Early Life and College (1926-1948)
- 1 Childhood and Teen Years (1926-1944)
- 2 The College Years (1944-1948)
- Theological Education and Ministry (1948-1954)
- 3 The Post-College Year (1948-1949)
- 4 Graduate Student in Oxford (1949-1952)
- 5 Ministry (1952-1954)
- 6 Courtship and Marriage (1952-1954)
- Professional Life in England (1955-1979)
- 7 Tyndale Hall, Bristol (1955-1961)
- 8 Latimer House, Oxford (1961-1970)
- 9 Return to the Academic Life (1970-1972)
- 10 Trinity College, Bristol (1972-1979)
- Professional Life in North America (1979 to the Present)
- 11 From England to Canada (1978-1979)
- 12 Regent College (1979 to the Present)
- 13 Christianity Today (1958 to the Present)
- Part 2: The Man
- 14 A Portrait of the Man
- 15 The Little-Known Packer
- 16 What Packer's Style and Rhetoric Tell Us about Him
- Part 3: Lifelong Themes
- 17 The Bible
- 18 The Puritans
- 19 Writing
- 20 Anglicanism
- 21 Theology
- 22 Preaching and the Minister's Calling
- 23 Controversy
- Afterword: J. I. Packer Reflects on His Life
- Sources
- Index
