One of our favorite books ever, and one of the most important books one can read about the Puritans. This introduction to the Puritans focuses on the thinking which drove their preaching, writing and counseling (pastoral work). The section on spiritual depression is immensely helpful and the bibliography in the back is worth the price of the book alone.

“Lewis provides an excellent foretaste of the rich meal that readers of the works of the Puritans can enjoy. His arrangement of the matter–the brief biographical touches, the judicious selections threaded into a continuing theme, is brilliant.” — Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones