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Leland Ryken is an accomplished author, born in 1942. His works span a wide range of subjects including literary criticism, biblical studies, and Christian theology.

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“The Puritans were obsessed with the dangers of wealth.”

Wealth Danger Obsessed Puritan

Book:Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were

Source: Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were

“No group of people has been more unjustly maligned in the twentieth century than the Puritans. As a result, we approach the Puritans with an enormous baggage of culturally ingrained prejudice.”

People Has Beens Results Groups Century Approach Prejudice Enormous Twentieth Century Baggage Puritan

Book:Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were

Source: Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were

“For the Puritans, the God-centered life meant making the quest for spiritual and moral holiness the great business of life.”

Spiritual Moral Holiness Quests Puritan Life Means Great Business

Book:Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were

Source: Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were

“The Puritans' sense of priorities in life was one of their greatest strengths. Putting God first and valuing everything else in relation to God was a recurrent Puritan theme.”

Firsts Relation Priorities Theme Puritan God First Put God First Priorities In Life

Book:Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were

Source: Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were

“The Puritans removed organs and paintings from churches, but bought them for private use in their homes.”

Use Home Church Painting Organs Puritan

Book:Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were

Source: Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were

“In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy.”

Thinking Christian Energy Christian Life Heroic Venture Puritan Quota

Author:Leland Ryken

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Born: 1942
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Quotes: 30

Books & Sources

Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really WereRelated source material

The Liberated Imagination: Thinking Christianly About the ArtsRelated source material

How to Read the Bible as LiteratureRelated source material

The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and WritingRelated source material

Effective Bible TeachingRelated source material

Realms of Gold: The Classics in Christian PerspectiveRelated source material

Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work and LeisureRelated source material

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