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Uncovering Calvin's God
John Calvin on Predestination and the Love of God
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2020
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Although “God loves you” is a common summary of the central message of Christian teaching and preaching, a close reading of the Bible and attention to the Christian tradition will reveal passages of Scripture and Christian doctrines‒‒particularly John Calvin’s doctrine of predestination‒‒that seem to undermine confidence in God’s love for all people. For numerous theologians, including many within the Reformed tradition, the secret decree of Calvin’s God to save some and condemn others seems to undercut completely one’s assurance of salvation along with one’s ability to trust in and worship God. However, pastor and scholar John Calvin confidently spoke of God as a loving Father throughout his teaching and preaching.
In Uncovering Calvin’s God, Forrest H. Buckner unearths Calvin’s teaching about the God of love who reigns sovereign over predestination. Drawing upon sources from across Calvin’s corpus, Buckner examines Calvin’s teaching on the knowledge of God and the doctrine of predestination to provide a more robust and cohesive understanding of Calvin’s theology, which Buckner then confirms through an extensive examination of Calvin’s preaching in Geneva. He then offers a critical comparison of Calvin’s approach with the teaching of Luther, Zwingli, Bullinger, Arminius, and Barth. Using Calvin’s system as a starting point, this book helps readers perceive the essentials and trade-offs of any doctrine of predestination that takes seriously both the Bible and the loving God revealed in Jesus Christ.
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2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-0384-1
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978-1-9787-0385-8
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Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
222
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Foreword No access
Acknowledgments No access
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Chapter One One Disposition or Two?Framing the Question No access Pages 1 - 8
Chapter Two The Knowledge of God No access Pages 9 - 56
Chapter Three God’s Disposition toward Humanity in Predestination No access Pages 57 - 104
Chapter Four Integration No access Pages 105 - 110
Chapter Five Calvin’s Preaching No access Pages 111 - 150
Chapter Six Predestination and God’s Love in Recent Calvin Scholarship No access Pages 151 - 164
Chapter Seven Calvin in Dialogue No access Pages 165 - 190
Chapter Eight Predestination in the Key of Jesus Christ No access Pages 191 - 206
