The Complete London Writings: Meditations on the Goodness and Mercy of God

Praise for The Complete London Writings

Hamann’s reflections on Scripture, God’s grace in Christ, and the church’s hymnody offer readers a wonderful way to think deeply upon the truths of Scripture. Deep currents of thought run through this book—currents that can slake our thirst for Christ and refresh our hearts as we live the Christian life.

—J. V. Fesko, Harriet Barbour Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi

Hamann offers resources for engaging both rationalists and ‘spiritual but not religious’ outlooks today. This expert translation of his London Writings gives us access to the piety that inspired Hamann’s innovative philosophical and hermeneutical labors.

—Michael S. Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor of Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California

The collection, translation, and publication of Johann Georg Hamann’s London Writings fills in an important gap in our knowledge of this orthodox Lutheran theologian’s spiritual awakening, which occurred in England just at the time that the Evangelical revival was gaining momentum. These writings remind us that traditional Protestant theology was making a comeback in an age dominated by Enlightenment deism and are a significant witness to a movement that is too often overlooked. An essential resource for all who are interested in this crucial period in the development of modern evangelicalism.

—Gerald Bray, research professor of divinity, Beeson Divinity School

This wonderful translation of Hamann’s London Writings exposes readers to a central theme of his life: the passionate encounter with the word that reads us and our world. Here we see Hamann captivated by the perplexing simplicity of God’s word, modeling true enlightenment that sees through a glass darkly.

—Tyler Wittman, associate professor of theology, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Hamann models for us a type of anti-modern offramp for philosophy, rebuffing the Enlightenment drive to leave the word immanentized and lifeless. These London Writings offer the philosopher and thoughtful Christian alike a constructive vision of what it means to encounter God transformationally and with surety—as he has revealed himself in Scripture—and to therefore set such knowledge as the proper foundation of any philosophy or science.

—Dennis Greeson, dean of the Alexandrian Institute