In Hope that Endures: How Puritan Wisdom Challenges the Modern Soul, Emily Lucas invites readers on a transformative journey through the enduring insights of the Puritans—those often-misunderstood spiritual giants whose voices echo with surprising relevance today. With warmth and honesty, Lucas shares her own struggles with anxiety, exhaustion, and the pressures of modern life, revealing how the writings of Puritan pastors like Richard Sibbes, Jeremiah Burroughs, Thomas Watson, William Gurnall, and John Bunyan became lifelines of hope and challenge.
Far from being dry or outdated, the Puritans offer practical wisdom for the heart’s deepest battles: contentment in chaos, healing from shame, finding purpose amid busyness, resisting conformity, and making wise choices in a noisy world. Each chapter pairs a modern challenge with a Puritan guide, weaving together personal stories, historical context, and spiritual exercises that invite readers to deeper self-examination and authentic faith.
Hope that Endures is more than a book—it’s a companion for women seeking real change, lasting comfort, and a faith that thrives in every season. Let these enduring voices help you meet life’s challenges with courage, grace, and a hope that truly endures.
Endorsements
In a world that prizes instant results and outward appearances, this book calls us to build our lives upon the glorious and unchanging truths of Scripture. Emily introduces us to the Puritans and distills their wisdom in a gentle and accessible way that will help readers to persevere in faith, whatever they are facing
Emma Scrivener Blogger at emmascrivener.net and author of ‘A New Name’ and ‘A New Day’
Emily Lucas lives in Sussex with her husband Ben, an Associate Vicar, their three children, four guinea pigs and tortoise. She is Tutor for Women at Union School of Theology, where she tutors in Church History and Systematic Theology. She loves spending time outdoors with her family, running, reading, writing and speaking at church groups and conferences.
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