Recovering and Preserving Rich Theology for the Next Generation

Northampton Press exists to preserve the treasures of Puritan theology—republishing doctrinally rich works in elegant, durable hardcover editions. Every book is retypeset, lightly modernized for clarity, and crafted with lasting materials: smyth-sewn bindings, archival paper, and hardback covers that reflect the weight of the words inside.

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Why read the Puritans? Because you become like the people you spend your time with.

Don Kistler

Don Kistler is a shrewd, down-to-earth exponent of classical Reformed convictions about Christian belief and behavior. The burden of his ministry is to apply these convictions realistically for the purging and enriching of faith and life today. I commend his ministry to all who care about the matters of his concern.

~ Dr. J.I. Packer

I heartily recommend Don to you. He is a man with a strong love for the Word and a keen desire to teach it. Don’s teaching has resulted in encouraging many to a life of godliness.

~ John MacArthur

I have been impressed with Don’s teaching ability and the depth of the lessons. He could not have plumbed those depths of spiritual discernment without plumbing some great depths of human suffering first.

~ Elisabeth Elliot

When I see a Northampton Press book, I know it’s going to be a burning blend of both spirit and truth, heart and head, piety and theology, heat and light.

~ Dr. Donald S. Whitney

I continue to benefit from Don Kistler’s editorial labors with The Northampton Press. Just last night I was reading a collection of essays that he produced on the pastoral ministry. He has a nose for material that needs to be more widely available and a light editorial touch that keeps the material faithful to the original, but easier to read for moderns. I warmly commend to you all the volumes produced by The Northampton Press.

~ Dr. Ligon Duncan

Don Kistler’s labors helped fill my library with Puritans as a young man. He’s still bringing treasures from the attic to the family reunion! His discerning eye for the best examples of godly teaching serves him and us extraordinarily well. I’m deeply grateful to Don Kistler and The Northampton Press.

~ Dr. Michael Horton

I have a bookcase filled floor to ceiling with Puritan works that have been reprinted over the past sixty years. More than half of them are works I would never have known about and could not have had access to if it were not for the relentless work Don Kistler has done to keep some of the greatest theological volumes ever written in print and easily available. I am profoundly thankful for The Northampton Press. Every volume they have published feeds my soul.

~ Phil Johnson

Don Kistler, my good friend for several decades through a mutual love for great Puritan books, has done and is doing great service for the church of Christ today through The Northampton Press by continuing to expand the number of excellent and edifying Puritan treatises through lightly editing and then beautifully printing them. I personally have been greatly helped in my spiritual fellowship with Christ and His people and my personal pilgrimage through the Vanity Fair of this world by the invaluable work of Don Kistler and his Northampton Press. I highly recommend The Northampton Press!

~ Dr. Joel Beeke

Why Northampton?

The name Northampton Press points to a pulpit where truth once thundered. In the town of Northampton, Massachusetts, Solomon Stoddard and Jonathan Edwards preached Christ with power and clarity. Our name is not a tribute to a place—it’s a banner for our mission: to recover the truths once proclaimed there and pass them faithfully to the next generation.

About Don Kistler

One Man’s Devotion Became a Publishing Mission

Northampton Press began with Don Kistler’s devotional habit of reading Puritan manuscripts and rewriting them in clearer language for his own use. As those texts shaped his heart and mind, he sensed a calling: these truths must be preserved—not as relics, but as vital theology for the church today.

Now with over 350 edited titles, Dr. Kistler continues to shape the editorial vision of Northampton Press with theological precision and pastoral care. Though he is a prolific author, editor, and teacher, sharing platforms with R.C. Sproul, John MacArthur, and J.I. Packer—this press was never about him. It’s about exalting Christ by preserving the timeless Puritan truths that magnify His name.

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Explore Don Kistler’s Sermons

Dr. Don Kistler’s faithful, expository preaching is available through Sermon Audio. Explore messages on Reformed theology, Puritan thought, and the enduring truths of Scripture. Whether you’re new to the Puritans or seeking to deepen your understanding, these sermons will guide, ground, and grow your faith.