Justification: A Guide for the Perplexed

ISBN-13: 9780567410856 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 184 str.

Alan Spence

Opis

The core of the book is an historical survey of the doctrine of justification as it has developed within the Western church - somewhat simplified version of McGrath's Justitia Dei, but with a more outspoken assessment of the various moves that are taken at various stages in the discussion. Attention will is paid to the context or prevailing world view in which such a doctrine is deemed significant. Although the focus is on a number of principal theologians there are some reference to their peers or followers. Only at the end the Pauline texts are examined. The conclusion considers what part a doctrine of justification can have within a modern worldview in which the concept of divine judgement has generally been marginalised.

Spis treści

1.      Justification as the doctrine of salvation of the Western Church.2.      The widespread belief in divine judgement as the context in which such a doctrine flourished historically.3.      The expectancy of final judgement in the New Testament community.4.      The doctrine of justification in Augustine and the Medieval Church5.      The doctrine of justification in Luther and the Lutherans.6.      The doctrine of justification in Calvin and the Reformed Church.7.      The doctrine of justification in the Council of Trent and the Catholic Counter-Reformation.8.      The doctrine of justification in Barth9.      The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification10.  Tom Wright and the New Perspective.11.   Re-reading the Pauline texts. Conclusion.  A doctrine of justification today