Brannon Ellis

Calvin, Classical Trinitarianism, and the Aseity of the Son

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For much of his career as a Reformer John Calvin was involved in controversy over the doctrine of the Trinity. This book investigates the various Reformation and post-Reformation responses to Calvin's affirmation of the Son's aseity (or essential self-existence), a significant episode in the history of theology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780199652402
• ISBN-10: 0199652406
• Artikelnr.: 34925857

Autorenporträt

Brannon Ellis (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is Associate Editor, Academic and Reference at InterVarsity Press, USA and Project Editor of the Reformation Commentary on Scripture series. His scholarly interests lie at the intersection of historical theology and systematic theology with biblical exegesis.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* 1: Calvin on the Aseity of the Son: The 1559 Institutes as
Entry-Point
* 2: The Autothean Controversies: Calvin s Complex Solidarity
* 3: The Theological Shape of the Autothean Debates: Eternal Generation
s Role in Classical Trinitarianism
* 4: Identity, Distinction, or Tension in Trinitarian Language?: Loose
Approaches to the Son s Aseity
* 5: Tension In Distinction: Classical and Mainstream Reformed
Approaches to the Son s Aseity
* 6: The Irreducible Triunity of God: The Reformed Minority Report s
Strict Distinction of the Two Ways of Speaking
* 7: Of Himself, God Gives Himself