Richard Baxter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Baxter

English Puritan church leader, poet, and hymn-writer

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1615

Place of Birth: Rowton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1691

Profession: writer, theologian, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Richard Baxter (12 November 1615 – 8 December 1691) was an English Puritan church leader, poet, hymnodist, theologian, and controversialist.
Dean Stanley called him "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen".
After some false starts, he made his reputation by his ministry at Kidderminster, and at around the same time began a long and prolific career as theological writer.
After the Restoration he refused preferment, while retaining a non-separatist Presbyterian approach, and became one of the most influential leaders of the Nonconformists, spending time in prison.
His views on justification and sanctification are somewhat controversial and unconventional within the Calvinist tradition because his teachings seem, to some, to undermine salvation by faith, in that he emphasizes the necessity of repentance and faithfulness.