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Author Drake, K. J., author.

Title The flesh of the word : the extra Calvinisticum from Zwingli to early Orthodoxy / K.J. Drake
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
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Description 1 online resource (x, 325 pages)
Series Oxford studies in historical theology
Oxford studies in historical theology.
Summary "The extra Calvinisticum, that the eternal Son maintains his existence beyond the flesh during his earthly ministry and perpetually, divided the Lutheran and Reformed traditions during the Reformation. This book explores the emergence and development of the extra Calvinisticum in the Reformed tradition by tracing its exposition from Ulrich Zwingli to early Reformed orthodoxy. Rather than being an ancillary issue, the questions surrounding the extra Calvinisticum were a determinative factor in the differentiation of Magisterial Protestantism into rival confessions. Reformed theologians maintained this doctrine in order to preserve the integrity of both Christ's divine and human natures as the mediator between God and humanity. This rationale remained consistent across this period with increasing elaboration and sophistication to meet the challenges levelled against the doctrine in Lutheran polemics. The study begins with Zwingli's early use of the extra Calvinisticum in the Eucharistic controversy with Martin Luther and especially as the alternative to Luther's doctrine of the ubiquity of Christ's human body. Over time, Reformed theologians, such as Peter Martyr Vermigli and Antione de Chandieu, articulated the extra Calvinisticum with increasing rigor by incorporating conciliar christology, the church fathers, and scholastic methodology to address the polemical needs of engagement with Lutheranism. The book illustrates the development of christological doctrine by Reformed theologians offering a coherent historical narrative of Reformed christology from its emergence into the period of confessionalization. The extra Calvinisticum was interconnected to broader concerns affecting concepts of the union of Christ's natures, the communication of attributes, and the understanding of heaven"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 29, 2021)
Subject Jesus Christ -- Natures -- History of doctrines
Jesus Christ -- History of doctrines.
Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531.
Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.
SUBJECT Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564 fast
Jesus Christ fast
Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531 fast
Subject Hypostatic union -- History of doctrines.
Church history -- 16th century.
Reformed Church -- Doctrines -- History
Church history
Hypostatic union -- History of doctrines
Reformed Church -- Doctrines
Theology, Doctrinal
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020045334
ISBN 0197567959
9780197567975
0197567975
9780197567968
0197567967
9780197567951