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The Reformer John Calvin has influenced America in a formative way.
Calvin remains respected as a theologian to whose work
intellectuals on both the right and left appeal. In the
nineteen-nineties, Evangelicals and Catholics Together (ECT) formed
a politically influential ecumenical coalition to oppose abortion
and change the culture. Its ecumenism of the trenches influenced
the administration of George W. Bush and continues to influence
religious elements in the Tea Party. Evangelicals in the coalition
presume to speak for Calvin. This book provides a counter argument.
Calvin rejects the ethics advocated by ECT, an ethics of individual
virtue, conscience and natural right. Instead, he affirms an ethics
of obedience to the authority of secular government as an
institution with a divinely ordained mandate. This work considers
the following themes in Calvin: *Calvin on Faith. Modern and
postmodern philosophical approaches, including Reformed
epistemology, do not explain how Calvin understood faith. Faith is
divine activity. Belief is human activity. Faith is not a belief
system or worldview on which to base a political theology. The
author provides four Augustinian theses about Calvin on faith
*Calvin on Sanctification. Calvin rejected virtue ethics or an
ethics of individual conscience. His ethics require self-denial and
service. An important requirement of his ethics is obedience to
government. The author provides three theses about Calvin on
sanctification, as a critique of attempts to revive virtue ethics.
*Calvin on Natural Law. Calvin's doctrine of natural law is one of
the most vexed issues in Calvin studies. The author provides five
theses to clarify Calvin's doctrine of natural law. For Calvin,
secular government transcends the authority of conscience, and
Christians in conscience are required to obey it. In conclusion,
the author discusses Karl Barth's interpretation of Calvin and its
relevance for the church struggle against the Third Reich. Based on
his analysis of Calvin, he provides a defense of gay marriage and
the right to terminate a pregnancy, as well as an analysis of
religious freedom. Calvin would reject ECT's theology of virtue,
conscience and natural law. But he would affirm its ecumenism as a
possible path out of culture war.
The Reformer John Calvin has influenced America in a formative way.
Calvin remains respected as a theologian to whose work
intellectuals on both the right and left appeal. In the
nineteen-nineties, Evangelicals and Catholics Together (ECT) formed
a politically influential ecumenical coalition to oppose abortion
and change the culture. Its ecumenism of the trenches influenced
the administration of George W. Bush and continues to influence
religious elements in the Tea Party. Evangelicals in the coalition
presume to speak for Calvin. This book provides a counter argument.
Calvin rejects the ethics advocated by ECT, an ethics of individual
virtue, conscience and natural right. Instead, he affirms an ethics
of obedience to the authority of secular government as an
institution with a divinely ordained mandate. This work considers
the following themes in Calvin: *Calvin on Faith. Modern and
postmodern philosophical approaches, including Reformed
epistemology, do not explain how Calvin understood faith. Faith is
divine activity. Belief is human activity. Faith is not a belief
system or worldview on which to base a political theology. The
author provides four Augustinian theses about Calvin on faith
*Calvin on Sanctification. Calvin rejected virtue ethics or an
ethics of individual conscience. His ethics require self-denial and
service. An important requirement of his ethics is obedience to
government. The author provides three theses about Calvin on
sanctification, as a critique of attempts to revive virtue ethics.
*Calvin on Natural Law. Calvin's doctrine of natural law is one of
the most vexed issues in Calvin studies. The author provides five
theses to clarify Calvin's doctrine of natural law. For Calvin,
secular government transcends the authority of conscience, and
Christians in conscience are required to obey it. In conclusion,
the author discusses Karl Barth's interpretation of Calvin and its
relevance for the church struggle against the Third Reich. Based on
his analysis of Calvin, he provides a defense of gay marriage and
the right to terminate a pregnancy, as well as an analysis of
religious freedom. Calvin would reject ECT's theology of virtue,
conscience and natural law. But he would affirm its ecumenism as a
possible path out of culture war.
This book provides a detailed record of the early history of the
library at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from the foundation of the
College in 1584 to the completion of the seventh major inventory of
the library's contents in 1637. This half-century formed a dynamic
period in the religious and political as well as the educational
life of the nation. The influence of Emmanuel, a notoriously
Puritan college from its founding, was felt especially in the
striking prominence of its alumni among New World settlers (among
them John Harvard) and, during the English Civil War, in the
placement of Emmanuel men in many key positions, including the
Masterships of numerous Cambridge colleges. While these men were
being educated Emmanuel's library expanded dramatically, and the
seven increasingly large inventories of library books recorded
there during the period give an indication of their concerns and
their scholarship. Now, for the first time, the intellectual
resources - by no means narrowly 'Puritan' - of this major
institutional library are available for the study of all who are
interested in the history of the period.
This book provides a detailed record of the early history of the
library at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from the foundation of the
College in 1584 to the completion of the seventh major inventory of
the library's contents in 1637. This half-century formed a dynamic
period in the religious and political as well as the educational
life of the nation. The influence of Emmanuel, a notoriously
Puritan college from its founding, was felt especially in the
striking prominence of its alumni among New World settlers (among
them John Harvard) and, during the English Civil War, in the
placement of Emmanuel men in many key positions, including the
Masterships of numerous Cambridge colleges. While these men were
being educated Emmanuel's library expanded dramatically, and the
seven increasingly large inventories of library books recorded
there during the period give an indication of their concerns and
their scholarship. Now, for the first time, the intellectual
resources - by no means narrowly 'Puritan' - of this major
institutional library are available for the study of all who are
interested in the history of the period.
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