Martyn C. Cowan FRHistS is an Irish Presbyterian minister and lecturer in Historical Theology at the

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, Belfast.

Biography

Early life and education

Cowan was educated at

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and went on to study philosophy at undergraduate and postgraduate level at Queen’s University Belfast. He was a student on the Cornhill Training Course and trained for ordination at Oak Hill Theological College (MTh Distinction), and Union Theological College (PG Cert Min). He subsequently completed doctoral studies at the

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with a dissertation entitled ’The prophetic preaching of John Owen from 1646 to 1659 in its historical context'.

Ministry

He served as Assistant Minister in First Presbyterian Church,

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, and Assistant to the Vacancy Convener in First Presbyterian Church,

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. He was appointed Lecturer in Historical Theology at Union College in June 2016 and ordained in December 2016.

Research

In 2018 he was elected as a

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. Cowan's work on the preaching of John Owen is part of a new scholarly turn in Owen studies.

Publications

* ''Sermons and Tracts from the Civil Wars (1646–1649)'', The Complete Works of John Owen Vol. 18 (Crossway, 2025). . * 'Owen the Preacher', in ''The T&T Clark Handbook of John Owen'', ed. Crawford Gribben and John Tweeddale (T&T Clark, 2023), 118–45. * ''John Owen and the Civil War Apocalypse: Preaching, Prophecy and Politics'' (Routledge, 2017). . * ''Portrait of a Prophet: Lessons from the Preaching of John Owen (1616–1683)'' (St Antholin Charity Lectureship, Latimer Trust, 2016) * ‘Introduction to the Old Testament Historical Books’ in ''NIV Proclamation Bible: Correctly Handling the Word of Truth'' (Hodder & Stoughton, 2013). * ‘New World, New Temple, New Worship: The Book of Revelation in the Theology and Practice of Christian Worship’, published in three parts: ''Churchman'' 119.4 (Winter 2005), 297–312
''Churchman'' 120.2
(Summer 2006), 159–176
''Churchman'' 120.3
(Autumn 2006), 247–265.

References

External links

Faculty Profile

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