Reformed thought on freedom
Subtitle: the concept of free choice in early modern reformed theology
By: edited by Willem J. van Asselt, J. Martin Bac & Roelf T. te Velde.
Contributors: Asselt, W. J. van.; Bac, J. Martin.; Velde, Roelf T. te.
Series: Texts and studies in Reformation and post-Reformation thought
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780801035210
Subjects: Liberty -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines; Reformed Church -- Doctrines
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Free choice : the fate of the reformed tradition; title: Continuity of medieval method in post-Reformation reformed theology; title: The nature and genres of reformed scholastic texts; title: Reverent exposition; title: Conceptual analysis; title: Different genres; title: Clarification of terms and concepts; title: Ontological concepts; title: Anthropological terms; title: Logical distinctions; title: Survey of chosen texts; title: Always free, but not always good : Girolamo Zanchi (1516-1590) on free will; title: Translation of the texts; title: The free choice of our first parents before the fall; title: Free will in unregenerated man after the first sin; title: Structure of the text; title: Terminological clarification; title: Nature and object of free will; title: Different kinds of freedom; title: Freedom and necessity; title: Free will in the different states; title: Zanchi's final definition; title: Evaluation : Zanchi's place in the tradition; title: An image of its maker : theses on freedom of Franciscus Junius (1545-1602); title: Translation of the text; title: Structure of the text; title: Terminological clarification; title: The subject of free choice (theses 2-7); title: The proper attribute of free choice (theses 8-16); title: Analogical attribution of freedom to the will (theses 13-16); title: The definition of free choice; title: The subject of free choice; title: The object of free choice; title: The act of free choice : explaining freedom; title: Application of the definition to various subjects; title: God as subject of free choice (theses 25-29); title: Man and angels (theses 30-58); title: Free choice of man before the fall (theses 30-37); title: The three states after the fall; title: State of corruption (theses 43-49); title: State of regeneration (theses 50-57); title: State of glory (thesis 58); title: Undisputed freedom : a disputation of Franciscus Gomarus (1563-1641); title: Translation of the text; title: Structure of the text; title: The definition of free choice; title: Free choice in its four states; title: Free choice before the fall; title: Free choice after the fall and before conversion; title: Free choice in conversion; title: Free choice after conversion; title: Evaluation : Gomarus' s place in the tradition; title: The will as master of its own act : a disputation rediscovered of Gisbertus Voetius (1589-1676) on freedom of will; title: Translation of the text; title: Structure of the text; title: Definition of freedom by the Jesuits; title: Definition of freedom by Voetius; title: Compatibility of the essence of freedom with hypothetical necessity; title: Hypothetical necessity arising from the divine decree; title: Hypothetical necessity arising from the physical premotion; title: Hypothetical necessity arising from the practical judgment of the intellect; title: Beyond indifference : an elenctic locus on free choice by Francesco Turrettini (1623-1687); title: Translation of the text; title: Structure of the text; title: Freedom and necessity; title: Will and intellect; title: Structural freedom; title: Statebound freedom; title: Clear and distinct freedom : a compendium of Bernardinus de Moor (1709-1780) in a cartesian context; title: Translation of the texts; title: The compendium of Christian theology of John Marck; title: The continuous commentary by Bernardinus de Moor; title: Structure of the text; title: Essential and accidental freedom; title: The faculties of the soul; title: The judgment of the intellect; title: Intellect and will; title: Freedom as autonomy or absolute indifference; title: Freedom as rational spontaneity; title: Necessity and freedom.