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Hearts Sweetly Refreshed – Part 2

NPG D29750; Isaac Ambrose after Unknown artistIn Episode 33, we conclude our discussion of the article: “Hearts Sweetly Refreshed”: Puritan Spiritual Practices Then and Now” by Tom Schwanda.

Link to the article at Reformed Spiritual Network here

Link to Dr. Tom Schwanda’s doctoral thesis on Isaac Ambrose (in pdf) here

Link to article on Union WIth Christ by Michael Horton here

Link to lectures 1 and 2 on Union With Christ by Mike Reeves of Theology Network in the UK here

Link to lecture 3 on Union With Christ by Mike Reeves of Theology Network in the UK here 

Link to “sampler” book on how other Puritans saw Union With Christ in the Song of Songs (The Love of Christ by Richard Sibbes) on Amazon here

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Hearts Sweetly Refreshed – Part 1

isaacambroseEpisode 32 is the first of a two part program exploring the article “Hearts Sweetly Refreshed” by Tom Schwanda which touches on Puritan spiritual disciplines. In it, we discuss the theology of union with Christ by examining the writings of the 17th century Puritan minister Isaac Ambrose and how they tie into the works of Christian writers such as Bernard of Clairvaux, A.W. Tozer and Ann Voskamp.

Link to the article at the Reformed Spirituality Network website

Link to Dr. Tom Schwanda’s Ph.D thesis on Soul Recreation which expands on the article.  

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