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John Calvin's Ideas

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Outline: John Calvin is usually acknowledged as one of the formative Christian theologians, one of the great doctors of the Church. This book is the first substantial treatment of some of his key ideas which have a philosophical aspect to them. In the past Calvin has frequently been thought of as anti-philosophical in his bent, and attention has been drawn to his intense dislike of speculation. His role as a theologian of 'the Word" has been emphasized, together with his Renaissance background. Paul Helm does not deny that Calvin was first and foremost a theologian, and not a philosopher, and the influence of the Renaissance upon him, particularly upon his style, must be recognized. However, through a careful analysis of Calvin's theology, Helm reveals both Calvin's thorough familiarity with a range of philosophical ideas, and a willingness to use these, putting them to work in elucidation of his own theological positions, and even on occasion indulging in a little speculation of his own account. In order to emphasize Calvin's often positive relationship to philosophical ideas, the chapters of the book are arranged in philosophical rather than theological order. Thus there are chapters on metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. As well as examining Calvin's theology in its late medieval context, Helm also explores the way in which Calvin has been appealed to in contemporary philosophy by 'reformed' epistemology. This study should lead to a reappraisal of Calvin's theological method, and of the way in which his work relates not only to late medieval theology but also a later developments in Reformed, Puritanism and Reformed Scholasticism.

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No. Panggil

230.42092 H34j

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Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press., 2009

Deskripsi Fisik

438

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-19-920599-8

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230.42092

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