... delights in the material world as a divine gift in its own right. ¹² Timothy George is similarly appreciative, arguing that Robinson ‘is both a Calvinian [a student of the historical John Calvin] and a Calvinist [an adherent of the Christian doctrine Calvin espouses]’. Like Leise he tends...

.... human dignity image of God John Calvin natural knowledge of God natural moral law Stanley Harakas Thomas Aquinas total depravity The description of human beings as created in the “image” or in “likeness” of God appears only intermittently in the Scriptures, most notably in the Old Testament...

... Gilead Karl Barth John Calvin parable of the Prodigal Son Christlikeness homecoming Faith is a foundational principle in Marilynne Robinson’s novel Gilead. ¹ The faith which the narrator, John Ames, has in God, and in the characters who populate his professional and personal...

... for the dying as symptomatic of medicine’s malady. He closes the book with the provocative question of whether “only theology can save medicine.” The article then turns to the theology of John Calvin as a possible resource for the re-imagining of medicine, for the revision of its epistemology and metaphysics...

... Sermon on the Duty of Self Examination Preparatory to Receiving the Lord's Supper ” Williams Nathan Baxter Richard Edwards Sr Jonathan Hopkins Samuel An Inquiry into the Nature of True Holiness Rush Benjamin Reformed Calvinist political theory John Calvin Puritans New England John Locke...

... Hesselink I John McNeill John T Bancroft Richard Perrott Mark presbyterianism puritanism Sutcliffe Matthew McGrade Arthur S Hill W Speed common grace grace John Calvin natural law original sin reason religious anthropology religious authority will Part I looked at Hooker's philosophy...

... Movement Voak Nigel mere natural spiritual truths divine law grace John Calvin justification Holy Scripture Holy Spirit merit reason religious authority sanctification will In the previous chapter Hooker's theory of common grace was examined, and what mere natural persons can...

...This chapter is a theological history of the Protestant moral sensibilities that formed the foundation of the Bush administration's anti-trafficking polices. By examining some of the specific arguments articulate by Martin Luther and John Calvin, this history shows how sex was installed...

...This chapter presents a brief overview of John Calvin’s life and the stereotypes that surround many assessments of that life. The usefulness of such stereotypes is questioned, for they can not only impede the study of Calvin the man but they also can cloud one’s understanding of Calvin’s influence...

..., going back to John Calvin. Christian nation America as colonial America constitutionalism American dissenting Protestant culture freedoms Huntington Samuel P immigrants judicial review Little David Mexican immigrants national identity American non Christians Puritans religion freedom...

...Among the signal achievements of the mainline reformers John Calvin and Martin Luther was to reinvigorate the semantics of paradox, especially as relates to the concepts of freedom and election. Paradox was hardly unknown in Christian thought (or other religious thought) but the reformers soaked...

... Calvin. This book examines the influence of John Calvin and his various (and, at times, competing) heirs on American life. It explores Calvin’s influence—whether direct or mediated—from the beginnings of the United States until the present day, analyzing it in relation to such areas as society (including...

... the Reformation to the Enlightenment. Four points are important for understanding the context of Protestant–Muslim encounters at the beginning of this period. Protestant Reformation Martin Luther John Calvin Theodor Bibliander Ottoman Empire English Reformation Islam veiling seclusion Enlightenment Prior...

...This chapter presents the text of Sadoleto's Letter to the Genevans. Cardinal Jacopo Sadoleto Geneva John Calvin Catholicism Protestant reform JacopoSadoleto, Bishop OFCarpentras, CardinalPriest of theChurch OF St...

...This chapter covers the sacramental theology of John Calvin, emphasizing the recurring connection and interplay between word and image—that is, that both the Law and the Gospel are portrayed in a way that connects with the physical senses in the image of the sacraments. For Calvin, sacraments...

... violence Saint Augustine Martin Luther John Calvin William Shakespeare Edmund Spenser So far, I have been tracing the conceptual intricacies of Christian faith as it theorizes race, gender, desire, and subjectivity. In this chapter, I discuss how a theological conviction of human infidelity and self...

... and/or shari‘a for the sake of human flourishing. Thinking beyond such divisions, this essay explores points of convergence and divergence in the thinking of the Protestant reformer John Calvin and the Islamic jurist, mystic, and reformer al-Ghazali. Al-Ghazali’s understanding of shari‘a...

... criminelles et consistoriales AEG, R.Consist. Registres du Consistoire de Genève (archival manuscripts) BOL Bonnet Martini Buceri Opera Latina. Leiden: Brill, 1982 John Calvin. Letters of John Calvin. Edited by Jules Bonnet. 4 vols. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1854. CO John Calvin...

... conditions for entry into marriage, but they did differ respecting divorce and remarriage. Protestant reformer John Calvin ¹¹ actively influenced family law and practice in Geneva and, thereafter, in parts of Europe and America embracing Calvinism. Calvin’s Geneva created a body known...

... George Bruegel Pieter Fortitudo Dineley Sir John Odell Thomas pilgrimage return from exile Goring Sir John Elizabeth Stuart Elizabeth of Bohemia Frederick V James VI and I Elizabeth I John Calvin Gerrit Honthorst Esther Palatinate portraiture In April 1613, Elizabeth, daughter...