Enamoured With Piety: Godliness as the Pervading Theme in the Thought and Ministry of Thomas Watson (C. 1620-1686)
Being released in the 400th anniversary of his birth, Enamoured with Piety by Dr. Yarran Johnston, offers an insight into the life and ministry of the Puritan, Thomas Watson. Johnston traces the pervading theme of godliness in Watson’s thoughts and writings, making the case that Watson represents English Puritanism in its mature phase, specifically in its understanding of godliness as a proper regard for God.
Publisher: Tulip Publishing
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780648725060
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Yarran Johnston received the Doctor of Theology degree from the Australian College of Theology in 2018, having previously completed a Master of Divinity degree at the Brisbane School of Theology and a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Queensland (majoring in History and Studies in Religion). His main research interests relate to the history, theology and piety of English Puritanism and spirituality in the Reformed tradition more generally. Yarran has a passion for gospel ministry and is grateful to have had opportunities to serve in several diverse and multicultural contexts, including running a youth group in the working class suburbs of Logan and helping to pastor a church plant near a university campus in St. Lucia, Brisbane. More recently he worked as an Academic Tutor at the Brisbane School of Theology. Yarran lives on the southside of Brisbane with his wife Helen and two young children.
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"Thomas Watson represents the very best of Puritanism. He is affectionately regarded for his lucid expositions of key theological themes, with an almost unmatched ability for his turn of phrase. As Yarran Johnston shows in this book, Watson's picture of godliness represents a sort of "body of divinity." What we get in this volume is not only an in depth look at Watson's theology but also a historical look at the Puritan movement. Not all works of historical theology can warm the soul, but this one certainly does." Dr. Mark Jones, Senior Minister at Faith Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Vancouver, Canada.