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A Molinist-Anabaptist Systematic Theology

Author : Kirk R. MacGregor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Molinist-Anabaptist Systematic Theology written by Kirk R. MacGregor and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the first systematic theology of its kind, the ecumenical construction synthesizes the strengths of what are typically considered two disparate branches of Christianity, namely, Roman Catholicism and Anabaptism. Focusing on the celebrated Jesuit neo-Scholastic theologian Luis de Molina (1535-1600) and the evangelical peace communities from the early modern period onward, this system integrates the best in Catholic philosophical theology with the best historical implementations of the Free Church ecclesiological tradition. In doing so, this progressive doctrinal edifice furnishes provocative new answers to perennial quandaries. Included in this discussion are the polarity between sovereign predestination and libertarian freedom, the interaction between omniscience and God's "changing his mind," and the existence of gratuitous evil. This system breaks ground in the realm of practical theology by proposing an antithetical relationship between church discipline and the sacraments. While avoiding the either-or debate between egalitarianism and complementarianism, this theology demonstrates exegetically that women should not be restricted from holding any leadership position within the church. Drawing together these dialectical and Scriptural threads, this book advocates a social ethic that exhorts Christians to display extreme reluctance on matters of war, and to exercise discernment toward political agendas by measuring them against the Sermon on the Mount.

Contemporary Theology: An Introduction, Revised Edition

Author : Kirk R. MacGregor
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310113733
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Contemporary Theology: An Introduction, Revised Edition by : Kirk R. MacGregor

Download or read book Contemporary Theology: An Introduction, Revised Edition written by Kirk R. MacGregor and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessible and comprehensive, Contemporary Theology: An Introduction by professor and author Kirk R. MacGregor provides a chronological survey of the major thinkers and schools of thought in modern theology in a manner that is both approachable and intriguing. Unique among introductions to contemporary theology, MacGregor includes: Evangelical perspectives alongside mainline and liberal developments The influence of philosophy and the recent Christian philosophical renaissance on theology Global contributions Recent developments in exegetical theology The implications of theological shifts on ethics and church life Contemporary Theology: An Introduction is noteworthy for making complex thought understandable and for tracing the landscape of modern theology in a well-organized and easy-to-follow manner.

Beyond Dordt and De Auxiliis

Author : Jordan Ballor
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004409300
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Dordt and De Auxiliis written by Jordan Ballor and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-09-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Dordt and ‘De Auxiliis’ explores post-Reformation inter-confessional theological exchange on soteriological topics including predestination, grace, and free choice. These doctrines remained controversial within confessional traditions after the Reformation, as Dominicans and Jesuits and later Calvinists and Arminians argued about these critical issues in the Augustinian theological heritage. Some of those involved in condemning Arminianism at the Synod of Dordt (1618-1619) were inspired by Dominican followers of Thomas Aquinas in Spain who had recently opposed the vigorous defense of free choice by Jesuit Molinists in the Congregatio de auxiliis (1598-1607). This volume, appearing on the 400th anniversary of the closing of the Synod of Dordt, brings together a group of scholars working in fields that only rarely speak to one another to address these theological debates that cross geographical and confessional boundaries.

Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism

Author : Timothy A. Stratton
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725276119
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Book Synopsis Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism by : Timothy A. Stratton

Download or read book Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism written by Timothy A. Stratton and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-10-02 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does humanity possess the freedom to think and act, or are we always caused and determined to think and act—exactly how we think and act—by things outside of our control? If we are always causally determined to think and act by things outside of our control, then how can humans be genuinely responsible for any of our thoughts or following actions? However, if humanity is genuinely free and responsible for at least some of our thoughts and actions, then how can the Christian rationally affirm the doctrine that God is totally sovereign and predestines all things? In Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism, Timothy A. Stratton surveys the history of theological thought from Augustine to Edwards and reaches surprising historical conclusions supporting what he refers to as “limited libertarian freedom.” Stratton goes further to offer multiple arguments appealing to Scripture, theology, and philosophy that each conclude humanity does, in fact, possess libertarian freedom. He then appeals to the work of Luis de Molina and offers unique arguments concluding that God possesses middle knowledge. If this is the case, then God can be completely sovereign and predestine all things without violating human freedom and responsibility.

Molinist Philosophical and Theological Ventures

Author : Kirk R. MacGregor
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666730300
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book Molinist Philosophical and Theological Ventures written by Kirk R. MacGregor and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume represents a significant advance of the philosophical and theological conversation surrounding Molinism. It opens by arguing that Molinism constitutes the best explanation of the scriptural data on divine sovereignty, human freedom, predestination, grace, and God’s salvific will. The alleged biblical prooftexts for open theism are better explained, according to Kirk MacGregor, by Molinism. Responding to philosophical critics of Molinism, MacGregor offers a novel solution to the well-known grounding objection and a robust critique of arguments from explanatory priority. He also presents a Molinist interpretation of branching time models as heuristic illustrations of the relationship between possibility and feasibility. Seeking to push Molinism into new territories, MacGregor furnishes a Molinist account of sacred music, according to which music plays a powerful apologetic function. Finally, regarding the nature of hell, MacGregor contends that Molinism is compatible with both eternalism and eventual universalism.

Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism Study Guide

Author : Timothy A. Stratton
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 166671786X
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism Study Guide written by Timothy A. Stratton and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study guide will help everyone from laypersons to theology students navigate Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism, by Timothy A. Stratton. Timothy Fox walks readers through each chapter, identifying key terms and asking pertinent questions. Stratton adds multiple “Going Deeper” sections to clarify and expand his case. This companion is a vital resource for the aspiring theologian.

The Activist Impulse

Author : Jared S. Burkholder
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1630876216
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Activist Impulse written by Jared S. Burkholder and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-04-04 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anabaptists have often felt suspicious of American evangelicalism, and in turn evangelicals have found various reasons to dismiss the Anabaptist witness. Yet at various points in the past as well as the present, evangelicals and Anabaptists have found ample reason for conversation and much to appreciate about each other. The Activist Impulse represents the first book-length examination of the complex relationship between evangelicalism and Anabaptism in the past thirty years. It brings established experts and new voices together in an effort to explore the historical and theological intersection of these two rich traditions. Each of the essays provides fresh insight on at least one characteristic that both evangelicals and Anabaptists share--an impulse to engage society through the pursuit of active Christian witness.

Handbook on Postconservative Theological Interpretation

Author : Ronald T. Michener
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666744050
Total Pages : 801 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook on Postconservative Theological Interpretation by : Ronald T. Michener

Download or read book Handbook on Postconservative Theological Interpretation written by Ronald T. Michener and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-10-24 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Postconservative theology may be said to parallel with “postliberal theology” at its best. Orthodox, biblical, but open to new insights about how to interpret Scripture. But the new insights must be faithful as well as fresh. Postconservative theology is not the same as "progressive theology,” which tends to lean toward indeterminant faith expressions, whereas “postconservative” allows for particular faith commitments and expressions but understands that the constructive task of theology is never finished. Authors emphasize various interpretive theological lenses used for doing theology among various postconservative theologians, rather than emphasizing the philosophical background to hermeneutical theory present in other works, such as past influential thinkers (including Gadamer, Grondin, Ricoeur, Heidegger, etc.). This resource could also function as a companion to Evangelical Theological Method: Five Views (2018). This emphasis of the chapters will not be on the nuts and bolts of “how to” interpret, but rather on the theological impulses that govern various lenses (Bible, cultural context, etc.) for doing theology and the way Scripture functions with respect to the practice of interpretation.

Luis de Molina

Author : Kirk R. MacGregor
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310516986
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Luis de Molina written by Kirk R. MacGregor and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Luis de Molina died in Madrid in 1600, he had every reason to believe he was about to be anathametized by Pope Clement VIII. The Protestant Reformation was splitting Europe, tribunals of the Inquisition met regularly in a dozen Spanish cities, and the Pope had launched a commission two years earlier to investigate Molina’s writings. Molina was eventually vindicated, though the decision came seven years after his death. In the centuries that followed Molina was relegated to relatively minor status in the history of theology until a renaissance of interest in recent years. His doctrine of God’s “middle knowledge,” in particular, has been appropriated by a number of current philosophers and theologians, with apologist William Lane Craig calling it “one of the most fruitful theological ideas ever conceived.” In Luis de Molina: The Life and Theology of the Founder of Middle Knowledge, author Kirk R. MacGregor outlines the main contours of Molina’s subtle and far-reaching philosophical theology, covering his views on God’s foreknowledge, salvation and predestination, poverty and obedience, and social justice. Drawing on writings of Molina never translated into English, MacGregor also provides insight into the experiences that shaped Molina, recounting the events of a life fully as dramatic as any of the Protestant Reformers. With implications for topics as wide-ranging as biblical inerrancy, creation and evolution, the relationship between Christianity and world religions, the problem of evil, and quantum indeterminacy, Molina’s thought remains as fresh and relevant as ever. Most significantly, perhaps, it continues to offer the possibility of a rapprochement between Calvinism and Arminianism, a view of salvation that fully upholds both God’s predestination and human free will. As the first full-length work ever published on Molina, Kirk MacGregor’s Luis de Molina provides an accessible and insightful introduction for scholars, students, and armchair theologians alike.

Salvation and Sovereignty

Author : Kenneth Keathley
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0805431985
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Salvation and Sovereignty written by Kenneth Keathley and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique book exploring the issues of free will and God's sovereignty by comparing and contrasting the doctrines of Calvinism and Molinism, favoring the latter.

A Historical and Theological Investigation of John's Gospel

Author : Kirk R. MacGregor
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030534014
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book A Historical and Theological Investigation of John's Gospel written by Kirk R. MacGregor and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides original and controversial contributions into specific areas of Johannine studies, along with defenses of various traditional theological interpretations of John that are commonly overlooked in New Testament scholarship. Kirk R. MacGregor offers new insights into the authorship of the Fourth Gospel, the content of the underlying Signs Source, the meaning of the phrases “believe in him” and “believe in his name,” Jesus’ claim that Abraham saw his day, the significance of John 14.6, and why the resurrected Jesus upbraided Thomas. MacGregor employs the doctrine of middle knowledge to reconcile the seemingly paradoxical Johannine claims of divine predestination, genuine human freedom, and the universal divine salvific will. He defends the ontological equality but functional subordination of the Johannine Jesus to God the Father as well as the deity and personality of the Holy Spirit as presented by the Gospel of John.

Contemporary Theology: An Introduction

Author : Kirk R. MacGregor
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310534542
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Contemporary Theology: An Introduction by : Kirk R. MacGregor

Download or read book Contemporary Theology: An Introduction written by Kirk R. MacGregor and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessible and comprehensive, Contemporary Theology: An Introduction by professor and author Kirk R. MacGregor provides a chronological survey of the major thinkers and schools of thought in modern theology in a manner that is both approachable and intriguing. Unique among introductions to contemporary theology, MacGregor includes: Evangelical perspectives alongside mainline and liberal developments The influence of philosophy and the recent Christian philosophical renaissance on theology Global contributions Recent developments in exegetical theology The implications of theological shifts on ethics and church life Contemporary Theology: An Introduction is noteworthy for making complex thought understandable and for tracing the landscape of modern theology in a well-organized and easy-to-follow manner.

Perspectives on Eternal Security

Author : Kirk R. MacGregor
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1556358709
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (563 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Eternal Security written by Kirk R. MacGregor and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eternal security, or personal assurance of final salvation, constitutes the single most important matter of practical theology in the Christian tradition. For the past twenty centuries, no other doctrine has exerted such a direct impact on the lives of lay Christians, driving their daily actions, guiding their permanent choices, and shaping their psychology. From the New Testament period onward, a diversity of views on biblical interpretation, anthropology, and divine sovereignty have produced numerous models of eternal security. However, due to the early modern fracturing of Protestant thought along Reformed and Arminian lines, today most evangelicals equate eternal security with Calvin's perseverance of the saints. In an ecumenical vein, this collection of essays aims to remedy the knowledge gap by bringing a breadth of biblical, historical, and philosophical perspectives to bear on the question of eternal security. These essays comprise the first print anthology from the online theological journal Testamentum Imperium, an international forum founded and edited by Kevaughn Mattis featuring scores of first-rate articles from Christian thinkers worldwide on the topic of eternal security. This book therefore analyzes Calvin's model of perseverance alongside views on eternal security ranging historically from Clement of Rome to contemporary developments in philosophical theology and process theology. Furthermore, this book explores and strengthens the biblical roots of eternal security through an illuminating host of thematic studies on whole books and exegetical studies on particular passages. Hence this volume will profit all who are interested in the scriptural foundations and historical outworkings of eternal security.

Calvinism and Middle Knowledge

Author : John D. Laing
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532645732
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Calvinism and Middle Knowledge written by John D. Laing and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-02-20 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calvinism and Middle Knowledge is an anthology of essays that moves the discussion of Molinism/middle knowledge out of the philosophical arena, where it has almost exclusively remained, and into the broader theological community. In particular, it sparks a conversation between Calvinists and Molinists regarding the fruitfulness or deficiencies of middle knowledge and the feasibility or infeasibility of Calvinist use of middle knowledge without acceptance of libertarian human freedom. To this end, nine distinguished experts address such topics as the history of the doctrine of middle knowledge, the potential role of Molinism in discussions of evolution and intelligent design, Calvinist concerns with Molinism, and Calvinist appropriation of middle knowledge. This book empowers theologians, historians, biblical scholars, and pastors to join the ongoing conversation and to judge for themselves what explanatory role middle knowledge may or may not play in accounts of providence and practical theology.

Prayer, Middle Knowledge, and Divine-Human Interaction

Author : Kyle D. DiRoberts
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532653522
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Prayer, Middle Knowledge, and Divine-Human Interaction written by Kyle D. DiRoberts and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians generally believe that in prayer they are free in their act to petition God. Christians also believe that they pray to a God that is sovereign and omniscient. Kyle DiRoberts maintains that explanation as to how one affirms these two truths is dependent upon one’s account of divine providence, which determines how motivated the person is to offer petitionary prayer in the divine-human relationship. The theories of providence and their understanding of petitionary prayer discussed in this book include: compatibilism, hard determinism, open theism, and middle knowledge. Each of the theories of divine providence discussed in this book share a desire to construct a view concerning petitionary prayer that would propel the Christian toward God in relationship and then lead the body of Christ to pray without ceasing. DiRoberts argues that middle knowledge is the preferred theory of providence as it relates to petitionary prayer, because for middle knowledge, God’s sovereignty includes both his omniscience and libertarian human freedom.

Slipping Through the Cracks

Author : Zachary Breitenbach
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725294699
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Slipping Through the Cracks written by Zachary Breitenbach and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-04-02 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would a good God allow some people to be lost to hell due to the bad luck of their circumstances (such as never hearing the Christian gospel)? Do some who are lost “slip through the cracks” (i.e., they would have freely chosen to be saved if only God had placed them into different circumstances)? After surveying and responding to other significant objections within the so-called “soteriological problem of evil,” this groundbreaking new work identifies the above as the most difficult soteriological challenge for Christian theism and explores it in great depth. Finding William Lane Craig’s famous solution to this problem insightful but ultimately inadequate, the book proposes an alternative solution that upholds Christian exclusivism (the view that one must hear and respond to the gospel to be saved) and is both biblically consistent and philosophically plausible. It offers an intriguing possibility for how God might ensure that all people have an opportunity to be saved and that none who are lost slip through the cracks in a way that is inconsistent with God’s goodness. Additionally, the book reveals how its response to this soteriological problem has much value for addressing key aspects of the broader problem of evil.

The Wonderful Decree

Author : Travis James Campbell
Publisher : Lexham Press
ISBN 13 : 1683593332
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (835 download)

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Download or read book The Wonderful Decree written by Travis James Campbell and published by Lexham Press. This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unconditionally loving. Sovereign over all. How can God be sovereign over all things and loving towards all people while His creatures possess real freedom and responsibility for their choices? Theologians have wrestled with this question for centuries. But have our attempted solutions made the problem worse? In Wonderful Decree, Travis James Campbell suggests we cannot solve the problem by sacrificing either divine sovereignty and goodness on one hand or human responsibility on the other. While considering Arminian and Molinist alternatives, he concludes that the traditional Augustinian and Calvinist approach best allows these truths to remain in a healthy and biblically-faithful tension. Inspired by the example of Spurgeon, who preferred biblical mystery over human solutions, Campbell encourages readers to trust—even delight—in the harmony of God's love for all and sovereignty over all.