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William Ames (/ eɪ m z /; Latin: Guilielmus Amesius; 1576 – 14 November 1633) was an English Puritan minister, philosopher, and controversialist. He spent much time in the Netherlands, and is noted for his involvement in the controversy between the Calvinists and the Arminians .
William Ames (born 1576, Ipswich, Suffolk, Eng.—died Nov. 14, 1633, Rotterdam) was an English Puritan theologian remembered for his writings on ethics and for debating and writing in favour of strict Calvinism in opposition to Arminianism.
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William Ames (1576-1633) Prominent Puritan preacher and theologian of England and the Netherlands. Educated at Christ's College, Cambridge (B.A. 1598, M.A. 1601), he stayed on to become a fellow and teacher of Christ's. As a student he was converted by the Puritan preaching of William Perkins, and throughout his life he associated himself with ...
Mar 22, 2021 · Brief, lucid and comprehensive, the Marrow presents the substance of the Puritan understanding of God, the church and the world. Ames shows Puritanism to be an eminently practical religion which stresses individual experience and feeling. Connections run from Ames in the eighteenth and Friedrich Schleiermacher in the nineteenth."--Jacket
Dec 26, 2019 · This was how William Ames (1576–1633) famously defined theology in his attempt to connect theological reflection and piety in his highly influential The... ‘Theology is the doctrine of living to God.’
- Takayuki Yagi
- 2020
Learn about William Ames (1576-1633), a prominent Puritan theologian who left England for Holland to escape persecution. Explore his life, works, and views on topics such as the covenant, justification, sanctification, and worship.
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William Ames William Ames (1576-1633), English Puritan theologian remembered for his writings on ethics and for debating and writing in favour of strict Calvinism in opposition to Arminianism.
