John Owen (theologian)

John Owen
Born	1616 Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, England
Died	August 1683 (aged 66–67) Ealing, Middlesex, England
Occupation(s)	Theologian, pastor, academic administrator
Notable work	Communion with God The Mortification of Sin The Divine Power of the Gospel The Death of Death in the Death of Christ
Spouse	Mary Rooke
Theological work
Era	17th century
Tradition or movement	Nonconformist Puritan Reformed theology
Notable ideas	Individual and distinct worship of each of the persons of the Trinity as found in his book, Communion with God; his undisputed work on the extent and purpose of Christ's atonement in The Death of Death in the Death of Christ

John Owen (1616 – 24 August 1683) was an English Puritan Nonconformist church leader, theologian, and vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. One of the most prominent theologians in England during his lifetime, Owen was a prolific author who wrote articles, treatises, Biblical commentaries, poetry, children's catechisms, and other works.^[1] Many of Owen's works reflect his Calvinist interpretation of Scripture. Owen is still widely read by Calvinists today, and is known particularly for his writings on sin and human depravity.

He was briefly a member of parliament for the university's constituency, sitting in the First Protectorate Parliament of 1654 to 1655. Owen's support for the parliamentarians during the English Civil War resulted in him preaching a sermon before parliament on the day following the execution of Charles I, and later serving as an aide and chaplain to Oliver Cromwell.^[2]