Calvin, Participation, and the Gift - The Activity of Believers in Union with Christ (Hardcover)

Is the God of Calvin a fountain of blessing, or a forceful tyrant? Is Calvin's view of God coercive, leaving no place for the human qua human in redemption? These are perennial questions about Calvin's theology which have been given new life by Gift theologians such as John Milbank, Graham Ward, and Stephen Webb. J. Todd Billings addresses these questions by exploring Calvin's theology of 'participation in Christ'. He argues that Calvin's theology of 'participation' gives a positive place to the human, such that grace fulfils rather than destroys nature, affirming a differentiated union of God and humanity in creation and redemption. Calvin's trinitarian theology of participation extends to his view of prayer, sacraments, the law, and the ecclesial and civil orders. In light of Calvin's doctrine of participation, Billings reframes the critiques of Calvin in the Gift discussion and opens up new possibilities for contemporary theology, ecumenical theology, and Calvin scholarship as well.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Changing Paradigms in Historical and Systematic Theology
Release date:	November 2007
First published:	February 2008
Authors:	J. Todd Billings
Dimensions:	223 x 146 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-921187-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches
LSN:	0-19-921187-6
Barcode:	9780199211876

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