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9780199211876

Calvin, Participation, and the Gift The Activity of Believers in Union with Christ

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    9780199211876

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    0199211876

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-02-09
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

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, GrahamWard, 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 humanityin 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 newpossibilities for contemporary theology, ecumenical theology, and Calvin scholarship as well.

Author Biography


J. Todd Billings is Assistant Professor of Reformed Theology, Western Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Calvin, Participation, and the Problem of the Gift in Contemporary Thoughtp. 1
Calvin's Doctrine of Participation: Contexts and Continuitiesp. 24
The Development of Calvin's Language of 'Participation in Christ'p. 68
Participation in Christ: The Activity of Believers in Prayer and the Sacramentsp. 105
Participation and the Law: God's Accommodation to Humanity so that Humanity may be Accommodated to Godp. 144
The Promise of Calvin's Theology of Participationp. 186
Bibliographyp. 199
Indexp. 211
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