After Merit
Subtitle: John Calvin's Theology of Works and Rewards
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Company KG
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9783525552483
Subjects: Theology, doctrinal
Description: In this study Charles Raith II fills a gap in Reformation-era scholarship by analyzing Calvin's teaching on works and reward in light of medieval theological developments surrounding the doctrine of merit. While significant analysis has been given to Calvin's doctrine of justification, its relation to sanctification, the notion of union with Christ, and the role of participation, there is as yet no sustained analysis of how these teachings are shaped by the most hostile and pervasive of his polemics, namely, his confrontation with a merit-based framework for understanding Christian salvation. This volume, however, interprets Calvin's own theological constructions as contextually determined by the reigning polemics of his day. - back of book.