The reformed and celibate pastor : : Richard Baxter's argument for clerical celibacy / / Seth D. Osborne.

• Superior document: Reformed Historical Theology
• VerfasserIn: Osborne, Seth D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Gottingen, Germany : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Reformed historical theology.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (418 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- A Note on Quotations and References -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Richard Baxter: "The Late Seventeenth Century Scourge Of Matrimony" -- 1.1 Baxter, Controversy, and Clerical Marriage -- 1.2 Baxter and Clerical Celibacy in Scholarship -- 1.3 Methodology and Structure -- 2. English Protestant Marriage Literature in Elizabethan and Stuart England -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Marriage and Celibacy as Issues of Adiaphora -- 2.3 The Influence of Genesis 1-2 on Marriage Doctrine -- 2.4 The Gift of Chastity and Christian Liberty -- 2.5 Objections to Wedlock from 1 Corinthians 7 -- 2.6 Key Theological Influences on Richard Baxter -- 2.6.1 The Influence of Ames on Baxter -- 2.6.2 The Significance of Ames' Casuistry -- 2.6.3 The Influence of Whately on Baxter -- 2.6.4 Whately's Unique Marriage Theology -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 3. Baxter's Theology of Soul Care in the Church and the Family -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The English Church in the Mid-Seventeenth Century -- 3.2.1 The Need for further Reformation -- 3.2.2 The Commonwealth: Hopes and Failures -- 3.2.3 The Audience of The Reformed Pastor -- 3.3 Baxter's Pastoral Model of Soul Care -- 3.3.1 Personal Instruction through Catechizing -- 3.3.2 Effective Church Discipline -- 3.3.3 Ministerial Associations -- 3.3.4 The Means of Finishing the Reformation -- 3.4 The Strains of Clerical Marriage on Baxter's Model -- 3.5 Soul Care in Baxter's Theology of the Family -- 3.5.1 Critiques of Baxter's Marriage Theology -- 3.5.2 Baxter and the Purpose of Marriage -- 3.5.3 Soul Care in the Practice of Courtship -- 3.5.4 Soul Care among Children and Servants -- 3.5.5 The Family's Place in Society -- 3.5.6 The Family in Baxter's Pastoral Program -- 3.5.7 Tensions in Baxter's Familial Soul Care -- 3.6 Conclusion.

4. "Particularities" of Richard Baxter -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Baxter and Theological Controversy -- 4.2.1 Baxter's Attraction to Controversy -- 4.2.2 Baxter's Dogmatic Approach to Debate -- 4.3 Baxter's Pastoral Concern -- 4.3.1 The Importance of Practical Christianity -- 4.3.2 Baxter's Sense of Urgency -- 4.4 Baxter's Chronic Illness -- 4.5 Baxter's Emphasis on Heavenly Meditation -- 4.6 Baxter's Life Experiences -- 4.6.1 Baxter's Early Years and Views of Friendship -- 4.6.2 Baxter's Education in Isolation -- 4.6.3 Baxter's Ministerial Success at Kidderminster -- 4.7 Conclusion -- 5. The Christian Life and Clerical Celibacy in the Christian Directory -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Context and Purpose of the Christian Directory -- 5.3 Baxter's Principles for the Christian Life -- 5.3.1 Centrality of the Heart and Affections -- 5.3.2 Focus on the Future Life -- 5.3.3 Doing the Greatest Good -- 5.4 Baxter's Principles and Clerical Celibacy -- 5.4.1 Calling and Marriage -- 5.4.2 The Call to Marry -- 5.4.3 The Inconveniences of Marriage -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 6. Baxter's Consistency with His Argument for Clerical Celibacy -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Margaret Charlton's Early Life -- 6.3 Richard and Margaret's Relationship -- 6.3.1 Baxter's Purpose for the Breviate -- 6.3.2 Margaret's Growing Affection for Baxter -- 6.3.3 Baxter's Initial Indifference to Margaret -- 6.3.4 The Restoration's Impact on Baxter -- 6.3.5 Baxter's Change of Heart -- 6.4 Conclusion -- 7. The Marriage of Richard and Margaret Baxter -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Baxter's Continued Pastoral Role after 1662 -- 7.3 The Benefits of Marriage to Baxter's Pastoral Work -- 7.4 The Hindrances of Marriage to Baxter's Pastoral Work -- 7.5 Balancing Family and Ministry: English Puritans vs. Baxter -- 7.6 Baxter's Continued Advocacy for Clerical Celibacy -- 7.7 Conclusion -- 8. Conclusion.

Bibliography -- Index -- Body.