Screen LibraryThe Holy Spirit as bond in Calvin's thought : its functions in connection with the extra Calvinisticum /
The doctrine of the work of the Holy Spirit is hailed as a special gift from John Calvin to the Church. Its significance has gained increasing recognition even beyond its Reformed origins. In this study, the author contributes to a reappraisal of Calvin's pneumatology by focusing on its crownin...
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Peter Lang,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | [2011] |
| Literature type: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The doctrine of the work of the Holy Spirit is hailed as a special gift from John Calvin to the Church. Its significance has gained increasing recognition even beyond its Reformed origins. In this study, the author contributes to a reappraisal of Calvin's pneumatology by focusing on its crowning motif, i.e. 'the Holy Spirit as bond'. Through detailed investigation of Calvin's writings against the background of the controversies in which he became embroiled, this study traces the emergence and function of this concept in Calvin's thought. The author shows how closely the development of Calvin |
| Carrier Form: | x, 282 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-278) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783034302197 (alkaline paper) : 3034302193 (alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | BT119 |
| CLC: | B972 |
| Call Number: | B972/L477 |
| Contents: | Introduction : new quest for Calvin's central dogma : Communio cum Christo and its pneumatological nature -- Extra Calvinisticum and the Holy Spirit as bond -- The Holy Spirit as bond and persona in the Trinitarian context -- Extra Calvinisticum and persona in the Christological context -- The Holy Spirit and the redeeming works of the Mediator -- The Holy Spirit and the reception of the Mediator's benefits -- The Holy Spirit and the promise of eternal inheritance. |