The binding of God : Calvin's role in the development of covenant theology /
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| Author / Creator: | Lillback, Peter A. |
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| Imprint: | Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic ; Cumbria : Paternoster Press, c2001. |
| Description: | 331 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Texts and studies in Reformation and post-Reformation thought ; Texts and studies in Reformation and post-Reformation thought. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4469294 |
Table of Contents:
- Series Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Conflicting Interpretations of Calvin's Use of the Covenant
- Part 1. The Genesis of Covenant Theology: The Conception of the Covenant in Calvin's Historical Context
- 2. The Covenant Idea in Late Medieval Society and Theology
- 3. The Covenant in the Theology of Martin Luther
- 4. The Emergence of the Covenant Idea in the Zurich and Strassburg Reformations
- 5. The Exegesis of the Covenant in Genesis 17: The Hermeneutical Watershed between Wittenberg and the Swiss Reformations
- Part 2. The Genius of Calvin's Covenant Thought
- 6. Calvin's Conception of the Covenant
- 7. Continuity and Discontinuity in Calvin's History of the Covenant
- 8. Calvin's View of the Mutuality and Conditionality of the Covenant
- 9. Christ and the Covenantal Benefits of Salvation
- 10. The Agreement of Law and Gospel in the Covenant of Mercy: Calvin's Use of the Scholastics' Covenant of Acceptance
- 11. Covenant, Predestination, and Hypocrisy in Calvin's Theology
- 12. Covenant-Breaking, Reformation, and Resistance
- 13. The Covenantal Context of the Sacraments
- 14. Covenant-Keeping and the Christian Life
- 15. Is There a Covenant of Works in Calvin's Theology?
- 16. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
