Letters of Samuel Rutherford: Complete and Unabridged, with biographical sketches of his correspondents, and of his own life

Rutherford, Samuel; Bonar, Andrew A.

ISBN 10: 0359030742 / ISBN 13: 9780359030743

Published by Lulu.com, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Letters of Samuel Rutherford: Complete and Unabridged, with biographical sketches of his correspondents, and of his own life
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0359030742
• ISBN 13: 9780359030743
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This superb collection of Samuel Rutherford's letters includes a biographical account of his life, together with a copious arrangement of notes and an appendix. As one of Scotland's foremost theologians and authors in the 17th century, Samuel Rutherford was a gifted and busy wordsmith. Throughout a career spanning decades, he wrote a series of valued books on both religious topics and Presbyterianism in the political sphere. A lively and engaged thinker, Rutherford's life and thoughts offers a good portrayal of the evolution in both church and state in his era. Although most known for his ideas on constitutionalism and on military principles, Samuel Rutherford in the day-to-day lived for ordinary men and women believers who frequented his church in Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway. He would often pay visits to the sick, correspond with their families, and offer emotional comfort and reassurance in times of difficulty.