Publication

2016 - Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Company KG

Language

English

Word Count

47,500 words, Guess

Page Count

190 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-103525552483
  • ISBN-139783525552483
  • OCLC Control Number953844587
  • Better World Books9783525552483
  • Open LibraryOL34640894M

Classifications

  • LCCBT773.R35 2016
  • LCCBT773 .R35 2016

Description

In this study Charles Raith II fills a gap in Reformation-era scholarship by analyzing Calvin's teaching on works and reward in light of medieval theological developments surrounding the doctrine of merit. While significant analysis has been given to Calvin's doctrine of justification, its relation to sanctification, the notion of union with Christ, and the role of participation, there is as yet no sustained analysis of how these teachings are shaped by the most hostile and pervasive of his polemics, namely, his confrontation with a merit-based framework for understanding Christian salvation. This volume, however, interprets Calvin's own theological constructions as contextually determined by the reigning polemics of his day. - back of book.

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