The Honour of God and Human Salvation Calvin's Theology According to His Institutes

by de Kroon, Marijn

• ISBN13: 9780567087799
• ISBN10: 0567087794
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-22
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark

Summary

A penetrating study of Calvin's Institutes and an illumination of Calvin's theology as a whole.This work, by one of the world's pre-eminent Calvin scholars, has long been regarded as a work of the greatest importance. Professor de Kroon is a leading Reformation historian and historian of doctrine. His knowledge of Protestant and Catholic theology in the Reformation era is unparalleled.For all scholars and student of Calvin's theology.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Abbreviations	xi
Introduction	xiii
The Knowledge of God and the Knowledge of Ourselves	1	(44)
God is an awesome majesty; humanity is weakness and sin	2	(10)
God is a majesty of love; humanity is his image	12	(9)
Humanity must honour God	21	(7)
Tensions in Calvin's theology	28	(17)
God's Honour and Salvation in Christ	45	(52)
Free will: an idol	46	(16)
The Law of the Old Covenant	62	(10)
The mediator in the light of God's majesty	72	(4)
Satisfying God's majesty	76	(8)
Christ: the image of God	84	(7)
Christ's meritorious work of redemption	91	(6)
God's Honour and Way to Salvation	97	(50)
Justification by faith	97	(20)
The life of the `new man'	117	(9)
Predestination in terms of its bipolar structure	126	(21)
God's Honour and the External Means of Salvation	147	(24)
The church of Christ	147	(7)
The sacraments	154	(13)
Civil authority	167	(4)
God's Honour and Human Salvation	171	(38)
Perspectives and structures: a review	171	(5)
Edward A. Dowey Jr, and the twofold knowledge of God	176	(15)
William J. Bouwsma's portrait of Calvin	191	(12)
In search of God: the majesty of God and Calvin's self-knowledge	203	(6)
Bibliography	209	(8)
Index of Subjects	217	(10)
Index of Names	227