Format:
XI, 232 Seiten
ISBN:
9780197517468
Content:
"Grace and Freedom addresses the issue of divine grace in relation to the freedom of the will in Reformed or "Calvinist" theology in the late 16th and early 17th century with a focus on the work of the English Reformed theologian William Perkins, his role as an apologist of the Church of England, defending its theology against Roman Catholic polemic, and specifically against the charge that Reformed theology denies human free choice. Perkins and his contemporaries affirmed that salvation occurs by grace alone and that God is the ultimate cause of all things, but they also insisted on the freedom of the human will and specifically the freedom of choice in a way that does not conform to modern notions of "libertarian freedom" or "compatibilism." In developing this position, Perkins drew on the thought of various Reformers such as Peter Martyr Vermigli and Zacharias Ursinus, on the nuanced positions of medieval scholastics, and several contemporary Roman Catholic representatives of the so-called "second scholasticism." His work was a major contribution to early modern Reformed thought both in England and on the continent. His influence in England extended both to the Reformed heritage of the Church of England and to English Puritanism. On the continent, his work contributed to the main lines of Reformed orthodoxy and to the piety of the Dutch Second Reformation"--
Note:
Bibliographische Angaben und Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780197517482
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Muller, Richard Grace and freedom New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2020
Language:
English
Keywords:
Perkins, William 1558-1602
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Reformierte Theologie
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Gnadenlehre
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Willensfreiheit
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