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Politics Under Noah's Rainbow: David Vandrunen's Contribution To Reformed Political Theology, Matthew J. Tuininga Jan 2021

Politics Under Noah's Rainbow: David Vandrunen's Contribution To Reformed Political Theology, Matthew J. Tuininga

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One In The Spirit: An Exploration Of And Movement Toward The Theology Behind Acceptance Of, Affirmation Of, And Advocacy For Transgender People In The Church, Jo Newton Jan 2021

One In The Spirit: An Exploration Of And Movement Toward The Theology Behind Acceptance Of, Affirmation Of, And Advocacy For Transgender People In The Church, Jo Newton

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Augustine’S Privation Theory Of Evil, Emily Jiang Jan 2019

Augustine’S Privation Theory Of Evil, Emily Jiang

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Neither Libertarian Nor Compatibilist, Richard A. Muller Jan 2019

Neither Libertarian Nor Compatibilist, Richard A. Muller

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The present essay addresses Paul Helm's most recent attempt to assimilate the thought of such Reformed scholastics as Francis Turretin to the 'compatibilism' of Jonathan Edwards. Helm has misunderstood a series of important scholastic distinctions concerning the relationship of intellect and will in the older faculty psychology, and the relationship of foundational or, as I identified it, 'root' indifference in the will to its multiple potencies. He has, accordingly, failed to register how Reformed orthodox understandings of free choice outlined in recent scholarship affirm both a simultaneity or synchronicity of potencies or capacities of the will and a diachronicity of …


Mathematics Of The Infinite God In The Works Of Nicholas Of Cusa, Lauren Henderson Jan 2019

Mathematics Of The Infinite God In The Works Of Nicholas Of Cusa, Lauren Henderson

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The geometrical analyses of infinity exemplified in the work of Nicholas of Cusa can aid in understanding the complex nature of God’s attributes, specifically the perceived tension between his simplicity and his quality of encompassing and upholding all things.


The Oppressed And The Oppressors In The Fourth Gospel: A Postcolonial Reading, Joshua Polanski Jan 2019

The Oppressed And The Oppressors In The Fourth Gospel: A Postcolonial Reading, Joshua Polanski

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Impact Amid Absence: The Synod Of Dordt And The French Huguenots., Karin Maag Jul 2018

Impact Amid Absence: The Synod Of Dordt And The French Huguenots., Karin Maag

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This contribution investigates the reasons behind the absence of delegates from the French Reformed (Huguenot) churches at the Synod of Dordt, setting the reasons for their absence in the broader political and religious context of the times. I argue that the connections between the French Reformed church and the Synod of Dordt were significant both before and after the synod met, but that the Huguenots had a rather different project in mind (religious reconciliation among Reformed Protestants and even possibly between Reformed and Lutheran Christians) when they considered the possibility of an international gathering of Reformed theologians. Although the Huguenot …


From The Fathers To Trent: An Examination Into The Patristic Grounds For Transubstantiation, Klaas Walhout Jan 2014

From The Fathers To Trent: An Examination Into The Patristic Grounds For Transubstantiation, Klaas Walhout

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Revelation 13 And The Imperial Cult, Chang In Sohn Jan 2014

Revelation 13 And The Imperial Cult, Chang In Sohn

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Religious Images Through Protestant Eyes, Julia Laplaca Jan 2013

Religious Images Through Protestant Eyes, Julia Laplaca

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Hope-Filled Sanctification: A Reformed Appropriation Of The Theological Virtue Of Hope, Vanden Berg L. Mary Jan 2012

Hope-Filled Sanctification: A Reformed Appropriation Of The Theological Virtue Of Hope, Vanden Berg L. Mary

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Roman Catholic scholar Josef Pieper has suggested that the Protestant teaching of salvation by grace alone promotes a type of false assurance that undermines the necessity of striving for Christlikeness in the lives of Christians. Protestants do sometimes sound as if justification and sanctification are identical therefore downplaying the importance of good works and the pilgrim character of the Christian life. Nonetheless, a proper understanding of the distinction between justification and sanctification maintains both the Reformation emphasis on grace and a robust place for human striving toward sanctification in cooperation with the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, the Thomist tradition’s understanding of …


Herman Bavinck's Contribution To Christian Social Consciousness., John Bolt Jan 2010

Herman Bavinck's Contribution To Christian Social Consciousness., John Bolt

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Ursinus, The Heidelberg Catechism And The Augsburg Confession., Bierma Lyle May 2008

Ursinus, The Heidelberg Catechism And The Augsburg Confession., Bierma Lyle

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To understand the connection between Ursinus and the Augsburg Confession, we shall examine three things: (1) the histoncal situatIon that brought them together, (2) Melanchthon 's influence on both the Palatinate Reformation and Urinus, and (3) the relationshlp between Melanchthon's Augsburg Confession and Ursinus's Heidelberg Catechism.


Euthanasia: A Calvinistic Interpretation, Charles Deur Jan 1969

Euthanasia: A Calvinistic Interpretation, Charles Deur

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