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1 online resource (x, 218 pages) |
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Changing paradigms in historical and systematic theology |
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Changing paradigms in historical and systematic theology.
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| Contents |
Short References to Calvin's Works; 1. Calvin, Participation, and the Problem of the Gift in Contemporary Thought; 2. Calvin's Doctrine of Participation: Contexts and Continuities; 3. The Development of Calvin's Language of 'Participation in Christ'; 4. Participation in Christ: The Activity of Believers in Prayer and the Sacraments; 5. Participation and the Law: God's Accommodation to Humanity so that Humanity may be Accommodated to God; 6. The Promise of Calvin's Theology of Participation; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Is John Calvin's view of God coercive, leaving no place for the human in redemption? J. Todd Billings explores Calvin's theology of 'participation in Christ', arguing that for Calvin grace fulfils nature |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index |
| Subject |
Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.
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| SUBJECT |
Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564 fast |
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Calvin, Johannes -- Erlösung. idsbb |
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Calvin, Johannes -- Theologie. idsbb |
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Calvin, Jean -- Soteriologie -- Trinitätslehre. idszbz |
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Calvin, Jean -- Christ -- Teilhabe -- Theologie. swd |
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God (Christianity)
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Systematic.
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God (Christianity)
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Christ -- Teilhabe -- Calvin, Jean -- Theologie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781435621497 |
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1435621492 |
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0191526371 |
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9780191526374 |
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