Top Books About the Puritans
There are myriad books about the Puritans however here’s our recommended list to get you started:
Following God Fully: An Introduction to the Puritans
by Michael Reeves and Joel Beeke
Two honorary Puritans currently walking the earth write about the Puritans who once walked the earth
Meet the Puritans
by Beeke, Pederson, Jones
This recently revised book is the “Holy Grail” of books about the Puritan which will also look magnificent on your coffee table or bookshelf. About as exhaustive as you can get while organized for practical use.
A Quest for Godliness
by JI Packer
Packer’s magnum opus on the Puritans, those he likens to the towering redwoods found on “Avenue of the Giants,” whose “help we need if ever we are to grow.
The Puritans: Their Origins and Successors
by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Puritans + MLJ = bliss
The American Puritans
by Dustin Benge & Nate Pickowicz
The founding ‘Yanks’ of RTP would be remiss if we neglected these more obscure saints
Worldly Saints: The Puritans as They Really Were
by Leland Ryken
A work saturated with soul-piercing quotations and written for general audiences new to the Puritans
The Glory of Grace: An Introduction to the Puritans In Their Own Words
by Lewis Allen and Tim Chester
More of an initial gateway to reading the puritans themselves which is where Joel Beeke recommends beginning … enough said.