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When Christians Disagree (Cooper)

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Our current culture seems to be increasingly divided on countless issues, including those affecting the church. But for centuries, theological disagreements, political differences, and issues relating to church leadership have made it challenging for Christians to foster unity and love for one another.

In this book, author Tim Cooper explores this polarization through the lives of two oppositional figures in church history: John Owen and Richard Baxter. Cooper highlights their individual stories while showing how their contrasting life experiences, personalities, and temperaments led to their inability to work together. After exploring these lessons from the past, readers will gain insights into their own relationships, ultimately learning how to love and live in harmony with their fellow believers despite their disagreements. 

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Product Details:

  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  • Published: 2024
  • ISBN: ‎ 9781433592959
  • Author:  Tim Cooper

Author:

  • Tim Cooper is Professor of Church History at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is an active scholar who publishes research on seventeenth-century English Puritans, particularly Richard Baxter and John Owen. He also seeks to translate that research for a contemporary Christian audience by bringing out the significance of the Puritan tradition within our present cultural moment. He and his wife Kate live in Dunedin, New Zealand, and have been active in church leadership for many years.

     

Endorsements:

  • “In When Christians Disagree, Tim Cooper investigates the impact of personality and pride, history and hostility, and experience and environment on the tragic breakdown of peace between two giants of the Puritan movement―John Owen and Richard Baxter. Demonstrating that every believer (and pastor) has blind spots, struggles with sin, and wrestles with pride, Cooper draws practical implications for Christians striving to cultivate unity and humility in the body of Christ. The reflections of this insightful, balanced, and accessible work are invaluable for pastoral ministry, historical analysis, and practical Christian living. Above all, the failures that Cooper highlights in the lives of Owen and Baxter should encourage us to boast alone in the one perfect man―the spotless Lamb of God whose glories these men rejoiced to proclaim.”
    Joel R. Beeke, Chancellor and Professor of Homiletics and Systematic Theology, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary; Pastor, Heritage Reformed Congregation, Grand Rapids, Michigan