Faith in the Time of Plague
ISBN: 9781733627252We often hear the Covid-19 pandemic described as "unprecedented", yet for Christians of earlier times, plague was nothing new. For generations, Church leaders regularly faced the sorts of ethical questions that still prove divisive today.
Selecting from the great "plague writings" of the historic church, Todd M. Rester and Stephen M. Coleman have translated and assembled a one-of-a-kind anthology. The wisdom of the past collected in this book offers much needed and trustworthy illumination for pastors, leaders, and laypeople in times of crisis and uncertainty.
Many of the works appearing in Faith in the Time of Plague have never been available in English until now. Included in this volume are the writings of Martin Luther, Theodore Beza, Ulrich Zwingli, Cyprian of Carthage, Zacharias Ursinus, Gijsbert Voetius, and many more.
Introduced by Peter A. Lillback, Faith in the Time of Plague also includes a Foreword from Mayo Clinic Virologist, Dr. Gregory A. Poland.
Editors: Stephen M. Coleman (PhD, The Catholic University of America) is assistant professor of Old Testament and biblical languages at Westminster Theological Seminary, co-editor of the Westminster Theological Journal, and senior research fellow at the J. Alan Groves Center for Advanced Biblical Research. A graduate of Grove City College (BA, 2002), Westminster Seminary California (MDiv, 2005), and The Catholic University of America (MA, 2010/PhD, 2016), he previously served as associate pastor at Wallace Presbyterian Church in College Park, Maryland (2008-2017) and Assistant Pastor of Valley Presbyterian Church in North Hills, California (2005-2008).
Todd M. Rester (PhD, Calvin Theological Seminary) is associate professor of church history at Westminster Theological Seminary. Dr. Rester is a post-doctoral research fellow at Queen's University Belfast (September 2016-present). During his time as a research fellow at Queen's University Belfast, Dr. Rester has served the institution as a guest lecturer in the Master of Arts, History of Religion department as well as various undergraduate history courses. In addition to his time at Queen's University Belfast, Dr. Rester has taught as an adjunct professor at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary (2010-2016), Kuyper College (2013-2015), and Calvin Theological Seminary (2011-2015). He also works as a translator for the Dutch Reformed Translation Society (2009-present). Dr. Rester's academic interests include but are not limited to: the history of the doctrine of Scripture and its reception; early modern and Enlightenment conflicts between theology and philosophy on general and special revelation; and early modern and post-Enlightenment models of missiology.
Additional Information:
| Cover: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 361 |
| Publisher: | Westminster Seminary Press |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |