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Reinventing Christian Doctrine: Retrieving the Law-Gospel Distinction by Dr. Maarten Wisse (The Protestant Theological University, The Netherlands)

Providing an alternative to current Trinitarian and Christocentric approaches to dogmatics, this open access book instead centres the Augustinian and classical Reformation Law-Gospel distinction. Maarten Wisse demonstrates the viability of dogmatics based on the Law-Gospel distinction from both a historical and a systematic-theological perspective. From a historical perspective, Wisse shows that the actual use of Scripture should be understood as the interplay between a critical concern about the difference between God and the world on the one hand, and the witness to Gods presence in Christ in the world on the other. From a systematic-theological perspective, the benefits of approaching dogmatics through the dynamics between Law and Gospel is exemplified by discussions of key dogmatic topics, such as the doctrine of Scripture, predestination, atonement, the Eucharist and the theology of religions. The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by The Protestant Theological University.

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In this fascinating study, Dutch theologian Maarten Wisse uses the classical Law-Gospel distinction as a lens to understand the dogmatic task. Theological discourse is not prompted by the neutral aim of summarizing Scripture, but by the need to balance out Gods unconditional promises against human abuses. This key insight is compellingly elaborated in multiple directions. -- Gijsbert van den Brink, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

About Dr. Maarten Wisse (The Protestant Theological University, The Netherlands)

Maarten Wisse is Professor of Dogmatics at The Protestant Theological University, The Netherlands.

Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1: Retrieving the Law-Gospel Distinction for the Task of Dogmatics Chapter 2: Law and Gospel as a Heuristic Lens Chapter 3: Scripture Use in Augustine and the Reformation Chapter 4: Christocentrism in Karl Barth, the Gospel of John, and the Possibility of Natural Theology Chapter 5: Contra et Pro Sola Scriptura Chapter 6: In Defence of Double Predestination Chapter 7: Atonement: Socinus and Owen in Conversation Chapter 8: Holy Supper: Retrieving Abraham Kuyper Chapter 9: Law and Gospel as a Key to the Theology of the Religions Bibliography Index

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NPB9780567704306
9780567704306
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Reinventing Christian Doctrine: Retrieving the Law-Gospel Distinction by Dr. Maarten Wisse (The Protestant Theological University, The Netherlands)
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2023-01-26
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