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This book is the first monograph devoted to the theme of divine accommodation in the writings of John Calvin to appear in any language. The work offers careful analysis of the topic along several different lines: it analyzes the character of Calvin’s thinking on accommodation. It gives an account of the ways in which accommodation expresses itself in his writings. It probes the question of the penetration of accommodation into Calvin’s theology and particularly its implications for his doctrine of God. And it compares Calvin’s handling of accommodation with that of other exegetes in order to set his thinking in context. In pursuing these matters, Dr Balserak provides a rigorous consideration of many of the individual places in Calvin’s corpus where he discusses accommodation. This enables him to set out a summary of the basic qualities which characterize Calvin’s handling of the motif. The addition of chapters on the relationship of Calvin’s thought on accommodation to his use of the potentia absoluta/ordinata distinction and on the influence of accommodation on his views on the truth and applicability of Scripture allows this study to examine its topic from different angles. This, coupled with the thoroughness of the author’s analysis, results in a work which offers a substantial reassessment of Calvin's thinking on divine accommodation.
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History and criticism, Théologie dogmatique, God, Accommodation (Hermeneutics), Sens accommodatice, Critique et interprétation, Openbaring, Doctrinal Theology, History, Theology, Calvin, jean, 1509-1564, Hermeneutics, Theology, doctrinal, history, 16th century, French literature, history and criticism, 16th century, Humanities, Religion (General)| Edition | Availability |
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Divinity Compromised: A Study of Divine Accommodation in the Thought of John Calvin
Sep 08, 2011, Springer Netherlands, Jon Balserak
paperback
9048172683 9789048172689
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Divinity Compromised: A Study of Divine Accommodation in the Thought of John Calvin (Studies in Early Modern Religious Reforms)
August 29, 2006, Springer
Hardcover
in English
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1402050550 9781402050558
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Divinity Compromised: A Study of Divine Accommodation in the Thought of John Calvin
2006, Springer London, Limited
in English
1402050569 9781402050565
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