Calvin And The Reformed Tradition

Author : Richard A. Muller
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441242549

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Calvin and the Reformed Tradition by Richard A. Muller Pdf

Richard Muller, a world-class scholar of the Reformation era, examines the relationship of Calvin's theology to the Reformed tradition, indicating Calvin's place in the tradition as one of several significant second-generation formulators. Muller argues that the Reformed tradition is a diverse and variegated movement not suitably described either as founded solely on the thought of John Calvin or as a reaction to or deviation from Calvin, thereby setting aside the old "Calvin and the Calvinists" approach in favor of a more integral and representative perspective. Muller offers historical corrective and nuance on topics of current interest in Reformed theology, such as limited atonement/universalism, union with Christ, and the order of salvation.

Author : James K. A. Smith
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781587432941

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Letters to a Young Calvinist by James K. A. Smith Pdf

At a time when definitions of Calvinism are hotly contested, this book provides a vision of the Reformed faith that is generous, winsome, and imaginative.

Author : James Leo Garrett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Reformed Church
ISBN : 0805465405

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Calvin and the Reformed Tradition by James Leo Garrett Pdf

Author : J. Todd Billings,I. John Hesselink
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664234232

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Calvin's Theology and Its Reception by J. Todd Billings,I. John Hesselink Pdf

A unique resource for the study of John Calvin's theology, its reception, and insights for today.

Author : Richard A. Muller
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441239075

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Christ and the Decree by Richard A. Muller Pdf

In Christ and the Decree, one of the foremost scholars of Calvinism today expounds the doctrines of Christ and predestination as they were developed by Calvin, Bullinger, Musculus, Vermigli, Beza, Ursinus, Zanchi, Polanus, and Perkins. Muller analyzes the relationship of these two doctrines to each other and to the soteriological structure of the system. Back by demand, this seminal work on the relationship between Calvin and the Calvinists is once again available with a new contextualizing preface by the author. It offers a succinct introduction to the early development of Calvinism/Reformation thought.

Author : John V. Fesko
Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783647570228

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Beyond Calvin by John V. Fesko Pdf

The investigation of union with Christ and justification has been dominated by the figure of John Calvin. Calvin's influence, however, has been exaggerated in our own day. Theologians within the Early Modern Reformed tradition contributed to the development of these doctrines and did not view Calvin as the normative theologian of the tradition. John V. Fesko, therefore, goes beyond Calvin and explores union with Christ and justification in the Reformation, Early Orthodox, and High Orthodox periods of the Reformed tradition and covers lesser known but equally important figures such as Juan de Valdes, Peter Martyr Vermigli, Girolamo Zanchi, William Perkins, John Owen, Francis Turretin, and Herman Witsius. The study also covers theologians that either lie outside or transgress the Reformed tradition, such as Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, Faustus Socinus, Jacob Arminius, and Richard Baxter. By treating this diverse body of figures the study reveals areas of agreement and diversity on these two doctrines. The author demonstrates that among the diverse formulations, all surveyed Reformed theologians accord justification priority over sanctification within the broader rubric of union with Christ. Fesko shows that Reformed theologians affirm both union with Christ and the golden chain of salvation, ideas that moderns find incompatible. In sum, rather than reading an individual theologian isolated from his context, this study provides a contextual reading of union with Christ and justification in the Early Modern Reformed context.

Author : Brian C. Brewer,David M. Whitford
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004419445

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Calvin and the Early Reformation by Brian C. Brewer,David M. Whitford Pdf

To understand Calvin’s Reformed theology one must see his early context. Eleven scholars have joined in this volume to explore the people, movements, politics, education and controversies that shaped the young man Calvin into the reformer he would become.

Author : Henk van den Belt
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004244672

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Restoration through Redemption: John Calvin Revisited by Henk van den Belt Pdf

Restoration through Redemption offers examples of three ways in which John Calvin’s theology can be revisited: by analysis, assessment, and reception. This volume contains analyses of Calvin’s position on the trinity and on politics, as well as assessments of his theology for evolutionary biology and comparative ecclesiology. It also discusses the reception of his heritage, for instance, in North America and South Africa. The central theme in this volume is Calvin’s approach to the renewal of creation that hinges on Christ the Redeemer. One of the golden threads is Calvin’s emphasis upon the meditatio on the future life, the turning of the believer towards the eschatological perspective. Contributors include: J. Todd Billings, Johan Buitendag, Jaeseung Cha, Ernst M. Conradie, Roger Haight, I. John Hesselink, Rinse Reeling Brouwer, Philippe Theron, Henk van den Belt, Gijsbert van den Brink, Cornelis van der Kooi, J.H. (Amie) van Wyk, J.M. (Koos) Vorster, Nico Vorster, Robert Vosloo, and Paul Wells.

Author : Yudha Thianto
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514001271

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An Explorer's Guide to John Calvin by Yudha Thianto Pdf

Creation is the theater of God's glory. Scripture is like a pair of glasses that clarifies our vision of God. Justification is the hinge on which religion turns. These and other affirmations are often associated with John Calvin, the 16th-century French Protestant Reformer best known for his ministry in Geneva and his authorship of the Institutes of the Christian Religion. Over the course of his lifetime and through several editions, Calvin expanded the Institutes from a brief study to a four-volume book that covers the main doctrines of the Christian faith and continues to shape the theology of the Reformed tradition. In this volume, Reformed theologian Yudha Thianto guides readers through a careful study of Calvin's Institutes. After setting Calvin and his writing in their historical context, he outlines the most significant aspects of Calvin's theology, guiding those who would know more about his work and, through it, the God who inspired him. Books in the Explorer's Guide series are accessible guidebooks for those studying the great Christian texts and theologians from church history, helping readers explore the context in which these texts were written and navigate the rich yet complex terrain of Christian theology.

Author : Sam Wellman
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Calvinism
ISBN : 1586602985

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John Calvin by Sam Wellman Pdf

Though he was a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation, John Calvin (1509-1564) may be best remembered for his influential theological positions. Calvin fled his native France to escape the persecution his reformation teaching was attracting. Later, in Geneva, his positions led to his expulsion from the city, but when Protestant forces regained control of Geneva, Calvin established a new theocratic government--which harbored persecuted Protestants from across Europe. Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion laid out his understanding of Bible doctrine, including his beliefs in the primacy of Scripture, predestination, and salvation by grace alone.

Author : Ian Campbell,Floris Verhaart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000536706

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Protestant Politics Beyond Calvin by Ian Campbell,Floris Verhaart Pdf

The Reformed (or Calvinist) universities of sixteenth and seventeenth-century Europe hosted rich, Latin-language conversations on the nature of politics, the powers of kings and magistrates, resistance, revolution, and religious warfare. Nevertheless, it is too often assumed that Reformed political thought did not develop beyond John Calvin’s Institutes of 1559. This book remedies this problem, presenting extracts from major Reformed theologians and intellectuals (including Peter Martyr Vermigli, Guillaume de Buc, David Pareus, Lambert Daneau, and Bartholomäus Keckermann) which demonstrate both continuity and change in Reformed political argument. These men taught in France, the Holy Roman Empire, the Low Countries, and England, between the 1540s and 1660s, but they were read in universities throughout the North Atlantic world into the eighteenth century. Should all political action be subject to God’s direct command? Were humans capable of using their own God-given reason to tell right from wrong? Was it ever just to resist tyrants? Was religious difference enough by itself to justify war? Their political doctrines often aroused the greatest controversy in their own time; this is generally the first time that these extracts from their works have been translated into English. These texts and translations are accompanied by an introduction placing these authors in the context of the great European religious wars, advice on further reading, and a full bibliography.

Author : I. John Hesselink
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664227252

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Calvin's First Catechism by I. John Hesselink Pdf

John Calvin's first catechism--originally written in French in 1537 and then in Latin in 1538--provides a valuable, clear, and concise introduction to his thought. Now for the first time, readers have available Ford Lewis Battles' English translation of the 1538 Latin edition and a current discussion of it in the same volume. This commentary on the first catechism also utilizes other sources such as Calvin's Commentaries and Institutes, as well as the latest Calvin research. This volume is an excellent introduction to Calvin's theology and will be useful as a text for college and seminary courses as well as church discussion groups. The Columbia Series in Reformed Theology represents a joint commitment by Columbia Theological Seminary and Westminster John Knox Press to provide theological resources from the Reformed tradition for the church today. This series examines theological and ethical issues that confront church and society in our own particular time and place.

Author : James Montgomery Boice,Philip Graham Ryken
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433517358

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The Doctrines of Grace by James Montgomery Boice,Philip Graham Ryken Pdf

There is no question that we live in an age of weak theology and casual Christianity. We have substituted intuition for truth, feeling for belief and immediate gratification for enduring hope. Evangelicalism desperately needs to return to the doctrines that once before reformed the world: radical depravity, unconditional election, particular redemption, efficacious grace and persevering grace. James Boice and Philip Ryken not only provide a compelling exposition on these doctrines of grace, but also look briefly at their historical impact. The authors leave no doubt that the church suffers when these foundational truths are neglected and that she must return to a Christianity that is practical-minded, kind-hearted, and most importantly, biblically based.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004280052

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Calvinism and the Making of the European Mind by Anonim Pdf

Calvinism and the Making of the European Mind traces the interplay between Calvinism’s transformative spirituality and the rise of modern Europe. How did the Reformed tradition affect the sciences, economic practices, views on religious toleration and the constitution of European polities?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004688025

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The Old Testament, Calvin, and the Reformed Tradition by Anonim Pdf

The eleven essays in this volume demonstrate how Calvin and the Reformed tradition engage with the Old Testament. The articles address two main areas: Calvin's interpretation of certain Old Testament books, and how Reformed thinkers in the global world study, explain, and apply the teaching of the Old Testament in their own contexts. This volume is the expanded version of the papers presented at the 2019 Calvin Studies Society Colloquium. Contributors include J. Todd Billings, Allison Brown, Thomas J. Davis, Jeff Fisher, Christine Kooi, Maarten Kuivenhoven, Scott Manetsch, Graeme Murdock, G. Sujin Pak, Yudha Thianto, and Michael VanderWeele.