The Role of Covenant Theology in Early Reformed Orthodoxy
Historians from Heinrich Heppe (1857) on have often portrayed early Reformed covenant theology as a mitigating force against the harsh predestinarian theology of Calvin and his successors. There is no agreement, however, on whether Heidelberg theologian Caspar Olevianus represented the covenantalist...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1990
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1990, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 453-462 |
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| Summary: | Historians from Heinrich Heppe (1857) on have often portrayed early Reformed covenant theology as a mitigating force against the harsh predestinarian theology of Calvin and his successors. There is no agreement, however, on whether Heidelberg theologian Caspar Olevianus represented the covenantalist or the predestinarian position in this alleged conflict. An examination of Olevianus's writings indicates that he cannot rightly be placed in either camp: covenant and predestination are perfectly compatible in his theology. Moreover, the confusion about Olevianus may well be symptomatic of a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature and development of Reformed orthodoxy as a whole. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2540279 |