John piper jonathan edwards biography

Historian John Coffey, in an insightful, critical analysis of Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s use of history, noted:

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Few pastors have displayed such a sustained interest in both reading and promoting church history, though a similar emphasis can be seen in the writings of the contemporary American Reformed pastor John Piper, who shares many of the same passions as Lloyd-Jones.

One accomplished historian at an evangelical seminary does an opening lecture for his PhD seminar on historiography entitled, “Is John Piper a historian?”

Looking at Piper’s approach to and use of history can be instructive.

I will attempt to summarize and evaluate Piper’s use of history as a means of edification for the Christian life.

Piper’s Attraction to Biography

Piper’s relationship to biography can be analyzed in accordance with his use of biographies for his own spiritual nourishment and his production of biographies