Grace and freedom William Perkins and the early modern reformed understanding of free choice and divine grace / Richard A. Muller.
| Author/creator | Muller, Richard A., 1948- |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
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| Abstract | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Muller, Richard A. (Richard Alfred), 1948- Grace and freedom New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2020. 9780197517468 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020004369 |
| ISBN | 9780197517499 |
| ISBN | 9780197517482 (epub) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
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