Title Grace and freedom : William Perkins and the early modern reformed understanding of free choice and divine grace / Richard A. Muller

Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 232 pages) Contents William Perkins and his contemporaries on "free will" -- Knowing and willing in freedom: Divine and human -- The nature of the will and its strength -- Liberty and mutability: The strength of the will and the loss of grace -- Liberty restored: Grace and the will in redemption and glorification -- The harmony and consent of divine and human willing -- Conclusions: Perkins and the early Orthodox context -- Grace and free choice: Perkins' theological contribution -- The harmony of divine and human willing: Conclusions, directions, and issues Summary "Grace and Freedom addresses the issue of divine grace in relation to the freedom of the will in Reformed or "Calvinist" theology in the late 16th and early 17th century with a focus on the work of the English Reformed theologian William Perkins, his role as an apologist of the Church of England, defending its theology against Roman Catholic polemic, and specifically against the charge that Reformed theology denies human free choice. Perkins and his contemporaries affirmed that salvation occurs by grace alone and that God is the ultimate cause of all things, but they also insisted on the freedom of the human will and specifically the freedom of choice in a way that does not conform to modern notions of "libertarian freedom" or "compatibilism." In developing this position, Perkins drew on the thought of various Reformers such as Peter Martyr Vermigli and Zacharias Ursinus, on the nuanced positions of medieval scholastics, and several contemporary Roman Catholic representatives of the so-called "second scholasticism." His work was a major contribution to early modern Reformed thought both in England and on the continent. His influence in England extended both to the Reformed heritage of the Church of England and to English Puritanism. On the continent, his work contributed to the main lines of Reformed orthodoxy and to the piety of the Dutch Second Reformation"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 27, 2020) Subject Perkins, William, 1558-1602. SUBJECT Perkins, William, 1558-1602 fast Subject Free will and determinism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines Grace (Theology) -- History of doctrines Puritans -- England -- Doctrines -- History -- 16th century Puritans -- England -- Doctrines -- History -- 17th century Reformed Church -- Doctrines -- 16th century Reformed Church -- Doctrines -- 17th century Free will and determinism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines Grace (Theology) -- History of doctrines Puritans -- Doctrines Reformed Church -- Doctrines England Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2020004369 ISBN 9780197517499 0197517498 9780197517482 019751748X

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