24
Mar
2009

Sinclair Ferguson MP3 Lecture on the Puritans

/
/
6
/
24 Mar 2009

Thanks to the kind permission of Dr. Joel Beeke and the men at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, this lecture by Sinclair Ferguson, given at the dedication of the Puritan Resource Center, is now available for download. I listened to this lecture the night it was given and was greatly encouraged. It is a wonderful reminder of the blessing you can reap from studying the lives and writings of the Puritans. This is also a reason you should consider taking courses at PRTS and/or GPTS.

I also want to remind you to be on the lookout for the next episode of Christ the Center. We interviewed Rev. James T. O’Brien on an Introduction to the Puritans. Pastor O’Brien was my pastor in Greenville and studied under such men as John Gerstner and Ford Lewis Battles. I think you will find this episode to be a thought provoking talk on the Puritans. It will be coming out this Friday.

About Post Author

Nick Batzig is the senior pastor of Church Creek PCA in Charleston, SC and an associate editor for Ligonier Ministries. Prior to serving at Church Creek, Nick was a pastor at Wayside PCA on Signal Mountain, TN. Formerly, Nick served as the founding pastor of New Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Richmond Hill, GA and as the editor of Reformation21 and the Christward Collective--sites of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. He frequently writes for Tabletalk Magazine, Reformation 21, He Reads Truth, and the Christward Collective. Nick was also the host of East of Eden, a podcast devoted to the Biblical and Systematic Theology of Jonathan Edwards. You can friend him on Facebook here and follow him on Twitter @nick_batzig

6 Responses

  1. jc
    Reply

    Mr. Batzig,
    I’ve heard good men say good things about the two seminaries you named: PRTS and GPTS. Do not the other seminaries have courses on the Puritans?

  2. Nicholas T. Batzig
    Reply

    JC,

    I am sure that many of our other Reformed seminaries have their students read some of the Puritans, but to the best of my knowledge none of them, except Puritan and Greenville, make the writings of the Puritans integral to the entire course of study. I would say that a third of my education at Greenville was focused on the writings of the Reformers and Puritans. Another third was focused on the writings of many Southern Presbyterians, and another third on the works of the Old Princeton and early Westminster seminary men. All in all, I received a phenomenal education there. The Puritan emphasis has been exceedingly beneficial, both for my personal growth in the Lord and for my preaching.

  4. Pingback : Sinclair Ferguson on the Puritans « Faith by Hearing

  5. David Morgan
    Reply

    I realise that the post is almost 4 years old, so my comment go unnoticed/unanswered, but I thought I’d point out that the mp3 no longer seems to be available (I get a 403 forbidden response). It would be greatly appreciated if it could be made available again.

Leave a Reply