Solomon got more hurt by his wealth, than he got good by his wisdom.

— Thomas Brooks (1608–1680), Puritanischer Prediger

Topics: Money & Possessions, Wisdom & Understanding, Temptation & Struggle

Thomas Brooks

Thomas Brooks war ein englischer puritanischer Prediger und nonkonformistischer Geistlicher, der im 17. Jahrhundert in London wirkte und 1662 im Zuge der Uniformitätsakte sein Pfarramt verlor. Bekannt ist er für seine bildhaften seelsorgerlichen Schriften über geistliche Anfechtung, Heilsgewissheit und Trost im Leiden, wobei er in seiner Gemeindepraxis eine strikte Sakramentsdisziplin durchsetzte. Für heutige Bibelleser bietet sein Werk ein exemplarisches Zeugnis puritanischer Seelsorge und praktischer Theologie zur Bewältigung innerer Krisen.

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