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The Theology of the Christian Life in J.I. Packer’s Thought is unavailable, but you can change that!

This study offers a critical analysis of J. I. Packer’s theology of the Christian life. Packer has achieved international acclaim and wielded widespread influence within evangelicalism for more than three decades, particularly through his writings on the doctrine of sanctification. This study pursues a nuanced understanding of Packer’s theology of sanctification by tracing the development of his...

Churches.23 Aspects of this research relate to the present thesis topic, but no thesis deals directly with the particular relationship between sanctification, theological anthropology, and theological method in his thought. Packer’s corpus contains works that have been published in both the U.K. and the U.S., some published only in the U.K., and some only in the U.S. Wherever possible, the U.K. editions of his works are cited. It should be noted that some of the U.K. editions (e.g. A Passion for
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