God Has Chosen – The Doctrine of Election Through Christian History

Throughout the church's history, Christians have sought to understand the doctrine of election. On this journey through the Bible and church history, theologian Mark Lindsay turns to the various articulations of the early church fathers, John Calvin's view, the subsequent debate between Calvinists and Arminians, and Karl Barth's modern reconception of the doctrine.

About the author

Mark R. Lindsay (PhD, University of Western Australia) is Joan F. W. Munro Professor of Historical Theology at Trinity College Theological School at the University of Divinity in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of Reading Auschwitz with Barth; Barth, Israel and Jesus; and Covenanted Solidarity.

Summary

Throughout the church's history, Christians have sought to understand the doctrine of election. On this journey through the Bible and church history, theologian Mark Lindsay turns to the various articulations of the early church fathers, John Calvin's view, the subsequent debate between Calvinists and Arminians, and Karl Barth's modern reconception of the doctrine.

Product details

• Authors: Mark R Lindsay, Mark R. Lindsay
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780830853229
• ISBN: 978-0-8308-5322-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 228 mm x 153 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 350 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works