Dever Interviewed on Richard Sibbes

Doug Smith emailed me a link to an interview Timmy Brister conducted with Mark Dever on the subject of Richard Sibbes. Mark Dever's Richard Sibbes: Puritanism and Calvinism in Late Elizabethan and Early Stuart England (Mercer UP, 2000), is a published version of his doctoral dissertation completed at Cambridge University.

I read Sibbes’ The Bruised Reed last May with a few friends and was thoroughly blessed. I sought out biographical information and found Dever’s book and carefully read through it, too.
One of the things that came immediately to mind was the fact that Dever kept remarking on Sibbes’ interest in the “marks of a true church.” I couldn’t help but think of Dever’s many books on the same subject.

For months now, I’ve been wanting to hear Dever talk about what he took away from his study of Sibbes, and how it has affected his passion for healthy churches. This interview was fantastic. Especially helpful was Dever’s clarification of the differences between the Anglican church in Sibbes’ day and contemporary denominations. The questions posed to him about denominational apostasy and moderation are questions I’ve been pondering since I read the book. Dever’s remarks on this subject helped to clarify some things for me. This was great. I'm extremely grateful to Timmy Brister for conducting this interview. You can listen to it here.

Some Fine Posts by Timmy Brister on Richard Sibbes:
Who is Richard Sibbes
Richard Sibbes on the Web
What Others Have Said About Richard Sibbes
Interview With Mark Dever on Richard Sibbes
Mining the Works of Richard Sibbes

Reference my previous post:
Thinking About Dever, Sibbes and Healthy Churches

Dever Interviewed on Richard Sibbes