A Christian Directory (Vol. 1-4)

A Christian Directory is a four-volume theological work by English Puritan church leader and theologian Richard Baxter. The work presents a sum of practical theology and cases of conscience and it provides broad instructions for utilizing the Scripture to various aspects of life. The work is divided in four volumes, each covering different aspect of Christianity and providing thoughtful advises on a wide range of topics. Part 1: Christian Ethics (Private Duties) Part 2: Christian Economics (Family Duties) Part 3: Christian Ecclesiastics (Church Duties) Part 4: Christian Politics (Duties to Our Rulers and Neighbors)

Richard Baxter (1615-1691) was an English Puritan church leader, poet, hymnodist, theologian, and controversialist. Baxter made his reputation by his ministry at Kidderminster in Worcestershire, and at around the same time began a long and prolific career as theological writer. After the Restoration he refused preferment, while retaining a non-separatist Presbyterian approach, and became one of the most influential leaders of the Nonconformists, spending time in prison. His views on justification and sanctification are somewhat controversial and unconventional within the Calvinist tradition because his teachings seem, to some, to undermine salvation by faith, in that he emphasizes the necessity of repentance and faithfulness.