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Grace and freedom : William Perkins and the early modern reformed understanding of free choice and divine grace /

"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...

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Main Author: Muller, Richard A. (Richard Alfred), 1948- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Perkins, William, > 1558-1602.
Perkins, William, > 1558-1602
Free will and determinism > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines.
Grace (Theology) > History of doctrines.
Puritans > England > Doctrines > History > 16th century.
Puritans > England > Doctrines > History > 17th century.
Reformed Church > Doctrines > 16th century.
Reformed Church > Doctrines > 17th century.
Libre arbitre et déterminisme > Aspect religieux > Christianisme > Histoire des doctrines.
Grâce (Théologie) > Histoire des doctrines.
Église réformée > Doctrines > 16e siècle.
Église réformée > Doctrines > 17e siècle.
Anglican.
Christianity.
RELIGION.
History.
Christian Theology.
Calvinist.
Free will and determinism > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines
Grace (Theology) > History of doctrines
Puritans > Doctrines
Reformed Church > Doctrines
England
1500-1699
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • William Perkins and his contemporaries on "free will"
  • Knowing and willing in freedom: Divine and human
  • The nature of the will and its strength
  • Liberty and mutability: The strength of the will and the loss of grace
  • Liberty restored: Grace and the will in redemption and glorification
  • The harmony and consent of divine and human willing
  • Conclusions: Perkins and the early Orthodox context
  • Grace and free choice: Perkins' theological contribution
  • The harmony of divine and human willing: Conclusions, directions, and issues.