Restoration through redemption : John Calvin revisited / / edited by Henk van den Belt.

Restoration through Redemption offers examples of three ways in which John Calvin’s theology can be revisited: by analysis, assessment, and reception. This volume contains analyses of Calvin’s position on the trinity and on politics, as well as assessments of his theology for evolutionary biology an...

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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Studies in Reformed Theology 23.
Physical Description:1 online resource (298 p.)
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction: Revisiting Calvin: Analysis, Assessment, and Reception / Henk van den Belt
  • 1. Calvin and the Early Christian Doctrine of the Trinity / Gijsbert van den Brink
  • 2. The Two Means of Knowing God: Not an Article of Confession for Calvin / Rinse Reeling Brouwer
  • 3. Calvin’s Modification of Augustine’s Doctrine of Original Sin / Nico Vorster
  • 4. The Key Characteristics of a Christian Life: A Comparison of the Ethics of Calvin and Augustine and their Relevance Today / J.H. (Amie) van Wyk
  • 5. The Exegetical Background of Calvin’s View of the Government / Henk van den Belt
  • 6. Darwin’s Ambiguous Gift to Reformed Theology: The Problem of Natural Suffering and Calvin’s Meditation on the Future Life / Ernst M. Conradie
  • 7. Calvin’s Concept of Penal Substitution: Acknowledgement and Challenge / Jaeseung Cha
  • 8. John Calvin’s Understanding of Christ’s Descent into Hell / Johan Buitendag
  • 9. Calvin’s Contribution to a Common Ecclesial Spirituality / Roger Haight S. J.
  • 10. John Calvin and the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper: A Contemporary Appraisal / J. Todd Billings
  • 11. Life as Pilgrimage: The Eschatology of John Calvin / Cornelis van der Kooi
  • 12. Accommodation and Incarnation: A Favourite Concept of Calvin in the Theology of Oepke Noordmans / Phillipe (Flip) Theron
  • 13. Calvin and Human Dignity / J.M. Vorster
  • 14. Calvin Studies in North America / I. John Hesselink
  • 15. Calvin’s Theological Heritage in South Africa: Engaging an Ambivalent, Contested and Promising Legacy / Robert Vosloo
  • 16. Calvin and France: A Paradoxical Legacy / Paul Wells
  • Index
  • Index of Subjects.