A forgotten Puritan rural hero

The last 50 years have seen a profuse flowering of books and articles on English Puritanism, its leaders, its theology, and its social and political impact.

Yet, even so, one occasionally comes across certain significant individuals who have been largely overlooked. Richard Greenham (c.1540/45–94) certainly falls into this category.

Despite the fact that the experiential focus of such ministries as those of William Perkins, William Ames, and Richard Baxter find their seedbed in Greenham’s pastoral labours, this early Elizabethan minister has not received the study he deserves.