RT Book
T1 Grace and freedom: William Perkins and the early modern reformed understanding of free choice and divine grace
A1 Muller, Richard A. 1948-
LA English
PP New York
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1693646463
AB "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"--
NO Bibliographische Angaben und Index
CN BX9339.P43
SN 9780197517468
K1 Perkins, William : 1558-1602
K1 Free will and determinism : Religious aspects : Christianity : History of doctrines
K1 Grace (Theology) : History of doctrines
K1 Puritans : England : Doctrines : History : 16th century
K1 Puritans : England : Doctrines : History : 17th century
K1 Reformed Church : Doctrines : 16th century
K1 Reformed Church : Doctrines : 17th century