In Uncovering Calvin's God, Forrest H. Buckner provides a robust exposition of John Calvin's teaching and preaching to reveal that the controversial theologian believed in a God of love who is sovereign over predestination.
In Uncovering Calvin's God, Forrest H. Buckner provides a robust exposition of John Calvin's teaching and preaching to reveal that the controversial theologian believed in a God of love who is sovereign over predestination.
An Introduction to Luther's Life and Thought, Revised and Expanded Editi
True Faith in the True God meets the deep need for a clear and concise introduction to the life and teachings of the great church reformer, Martin Luther. After a brief overview of his life, the book devotes chapters to Luther's thoughts on key topics, including the knowledge of God, church and sacraments, the Scriptures, marriage, and vocation.
New Calvinism, Religious Abuse, and the Experience of God
New Calvinism and the Victim investigates the difficult relationship between traumatic experiences, maximalist religious beliefs, and the experience of God. This project highlights the dynamic and conflictive interplay between the timeless realities of abuse, divine control, and the psychology of religious participation.
New Calvinism, Religious Abuse, and the Experience of God
The Trauma of Doctrine investigates the difficult relationship between traumatic experiences, maximalist religious beliefs, and the experience of God. The book highlights the dynamic and conflictive interplay between the timeless realities of abuse, divine control, and the psychology of religious participation.
Philipp Melanchthon at the Dawn of the Reformation
Philipp Melanchthon is one of the important figures in the Protestant Reformation. This book gives a detailed English-language biographical treatment of Melanchthon to date, moving from his historical context and family of origin, through his childhood, and early career at Wittenberg during the events at the dawn of the Reformation (1497-1524).
The Augsburg Confession is the single most-important confession of faith among Lutherans today. However, it is often taught either from a historical perspective or from a dogmatic one.
Volume 3 of The Annotated Luther series includes The Babylonian Captivity of the Church (1520); The German Mass and Order of the Liturgy (1526); That These Words of Christ, "This is my Body," etc. Still Stand Firm Against the Fanatics (1527); Concerning Rebaptism (1528), and On the Councils andthe Church (1539).
This volume contains a number of the writings categorized under the theme word and faith. Writings in the volume range from core documents Bondage of the Will, Against the Heavenly Prophets, The Smalcald Articles, and Large Catechism to Luther's own Confession of Faith and treatments of Moses, the Gospels, and Two Kinds of Righteousness.