Political grace : the revolutionary theology of John Calvin /

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Author / Creator:Boer, Roland, 1961-
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2009.
Description:xxvii, 148 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7734763
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ISBN:9780664233938 (alk. paper)
0664233937 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Argument
  • Context
  • Sentence Production
  • 1. Protesting Too Much
  • Exegesis
  • Context
  • Theology
  • 2. Bible: The Irrepressible Book
  • Out of the Reach of Human Hands
  • The Chicken and the Egg, Auto-Faith, God and the Holy Spirit
  • Conservatives and Radicals on the High Ground
  • 3. Grace: The Question of Revolution
  • Letting Grace Have Its Head
  • Roping Grace Back In
  • The Revolutionary Paradox
  • 4. Freedom: The Liberty of the Gospel
  • Curtailing Freedom
  • Private and Public
  • The Paradox of Calvinist Legalism
  • 5. Politics: Overthrowing Ungodly Rulers
  • From Separation to Entanglement
  • Between Anarchy and Tyranny
  • What to Do with an Ungodly Ruler
  • Subject Only in the Lord
  • 6. Paul: Inheriting an Insight
  • Inheriting an Insight
  • Calvin and Paul in Context
  • Conclusion: What If? Calvin and the Spirit of Revolution
  • Summary
  • Bible
  • Grace
  • Freedom
  • Politics
  • Bibliography
  • Scripture Index
  • Subject Index