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The Eastern Orthodox Doctrine Of Grace With A Lutheran Perspective, James Childs
The Eastern Orthodox Doctrine Of Grace With A Lutheran Perspective, James Childs
Master of Divinity Thesis
The intention of this study is twofold: In the first place, we are attempting to isolate the meaning of "grace” in the Eastern Orthodox Church - if indeed it can be stated in comprehensive form. In the second place, we are attempting to view the Eastern doctrine of grace in a Lutheran perspective. The primary purpose rests in the first phase, the investigation of the Eastern teaching of grace. This purpose is probably best-defined in terms of the writer’s personal enlightenment on the subject rather than in terms of a contribution of new findings. The subsidiary purpose, then, is in …