Calvin's doctrine of faith in its exegetical context /
First Statement of Responsibility
Barbara Pitkin.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1999.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (ix, 260 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Oxford studies in historical theology
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-255) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Translations; Introduction; ONE: From Fiducia to Cognitio; TWO: The Just Shall Live by Faith; THREE: From Faith to Faith; FOUR: Providential Faith; FIVE: Calvin's Twofold Notion of Faith; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
0
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Barbara Pitkin traces the way in which Calvin's exegetical labors contributed to his understanding of faith. Through detailed analysis of Calvin's interpretation of selected biblical passages, this study shows how his views evolved. Pitkin describes the gradual development of the mature Calvin's view that faith exhibits a twofold character--saving faith and providential faith--that corresponds to the twofold aspect of its object--Christ as both the incarnate and eternal Son of God.