Title: The theology of the Christian life in J.I. Packer's thought : theological anthropology, theological method, and the doctrine of sanctification /
Authors: Payne, Don J.
Publisher: Paternoster,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Packer, J. I.; Sanctification.; Evangelicalism.
Abstract: J.I. Packer has wielded widespread influence on evangelicalism for more than three decades. This study pursues a nuanced understanding of Packer?s theology of sanctification by tracing the development of his thought, showing how he reflects a particular version of Reformed theology, and examining the unique influence of theological anthropology and theological method on this area of his theology. - Publisher.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- J.I. Packer and American evangelicalism -- The writings of J.I. Packer -- Definitions -- Theological anthropology -- Theological method -- Piety -- 2. J.I. Packer's evangelical context -- Evangelicalism -- Definition -- Development -- English Puritanism and the Westminster Assembly -- Eighteenth -- and nineteenth-century evangelicalism -- Twentieth-century evangelicalism -- Intellectual features -- Scholasticism -- Common sense realism and the Princeton Theology -- American evangelicalism as a context for J.I. Packer -- 3. J.I. Packer's personal and theological development -- The early years -- Christian conversion and theological formation -- The Oxford Inter-Collegiate Christian Union -- Puritanism -- John Owen -- Richard Baxter -- John Charles Ryle -- David Martyn Lloyd-Jones -- Princeton Theology -- Formal education -- Contributions -- The Anglican Church -- Regent College -- 4. The nature of piety -- The place of piety in Packer's thought --^