Justification in Perspective

Justification in Perspective

Author: Bruce L. McCormack

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2006-10

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0801031311

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A diverse group of international theologians explores the historical development and contemporary understandings of the Protestant doctrine of justification.


Justification

Justification

Author: N.T. Wright

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2009-09-25

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0830878130

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N. T. Wright offers a comprehensive account and defense of his perspective on the crucial doctrine of justification. Along the way Wright responds to critics, such as John Piper, who have challenged what has come to be called the New Perspective. Ultimately, he provides a chance for those in the middle of and on both sides of the debate to interact directly with his views and form their own conclusions.


Justification Reconsidered

Justification Reconsidered

Author: Stephen Westerholm

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2013-11-14

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1467439274

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Much has been written of late about what the apostle Paul really meant when he spoke of justification by faith, not the works of the law. This short study by Stephen Westerholm carefully examines proposals on the subject by Krister Stendahl, E. P. Sanders, Heikki Raisanen, N. T. Wright, James D. G. Dunn, and Douglas A. Campbell. In doing so, Westerholm notes weaknesses in traditional understandings that have provoked the more recent proposals, but he also points out areas in which the latter fail to do justice to the apostle. Readers of this book will gain not only a better grasp of the ongoing theological debate about justification but also a more nuanced overall understanding of Paul.


Justification and the New Perspectives on Paul

Justification and the New Perspectives on Paul

Author: Guy Prentiss Waters

Publisher: P & R Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780875526492

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Traces the rise of the new perspective on Paul, beginning in the nineteenth century, offers a critique, and identifies what's at stake for Reformed Christianity.


Living by Faith

Living by Faith

Author: Oswald Bayer

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2003-08-29

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9780802839879

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"Living by faith" is much more than a general Christian precept; it is the fundamental posture of believers in a world rife with suffering and injustice. In this penetrating reflection on the meaning of "justification," Oswald Bayer shows how this key religious term provides a comprehensive horizon for discussing every aspect of Christian theology, from creation to the end times. Inspired by and interacting with Martin Luther, the great Christian thinker who grappled most intensely with the concept of justification, Bayer explores anew the full range of traditional dogmatics (sin, redemption, eschatology, and others), placing otherwise complex theological terms squarely within their proper milieu -- everyday life. In the course of his discussion, Bayer touches on such deep questions as the hidden nature of God, the hope for universal justice, the problem of evil, and -- one of the book's most engaging motifs -- Job's daring lawsuit with God.


Justification, Volume 1

Justification, Volume 1

Author: Michael Horton

Publisher: Zondervan Academic

Published: 2018-11-27

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 0310491622

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The first of a two-volume project delving into the doctrine of justification. Michael Horton seeks not simply to recover a clear message of its role in modern Reformed theology, but also to bring a fresh discovery of the gospel in a time when contemporary debates around justification have reignited. The doctrine of justification stands at the center of our systematic reflection on the meaning of salvation and grace as well as our piety, mission, and life together. And yet, within mainline Protestant and evangelical theology, it's often taken for granted or left to gather dust in favor of modern concerns and self-renewal. Volume 1 is an exercise in historical theology, exploring the doctrine of justification from the patristic era to the Reformation. This book: Provides a map for contemporary discussions of justification, identifying and engaging principal sources: Origen, Chrysostom, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, William of Ockham, Gabriel Biel, and the magisterial reformers. Studies the transformations of the doctrine through Aquinas, Scotus and the nominalists leading up to the era of the Reformation and the Council of Trent. Concludes by examining the hermeneutical and theological significance of the Reformers' understanding of the law and the gospel and the resultant covenantal scheme that became formative in Reformed theology. Engaging and thorough, Justification will not only reenergize the reader—whether Protestant or Catholic—with a passion for understanding this essential and long-running doctrinal conversation, but also challenge anyone to engage critically with the history of the Church and the heart of the gospel.


The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls (Foreword by D. A. Carson)

The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls (Foreword by D. A. Carson)

Author: Matthew Barrett

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2019-03-14

Total Pages: 880

ISBN-13: 1433555441

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Many factors contributed to the Protestant Reformation, but one of the most significant was the debate over the doctrine of justification by faith alone. In fact, Martin Luther argued that justification is the doctrine on which the church stands or falls. This comprehensive volume of 26 essays from a host of scholars explores the doctrine of justification from the lenses of history, the Bible, theology, and pastoral practice—revealing the enduring significance of this pillar of Protestant theology.


Revisiting Paul's Doctrine of Justification

Revisiting Paul's Doctrine of Justification

Author: Peter Stuhlmacher

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2012-05-25

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 0830869948

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Since 1963, substantial objections have been raised against the traditional view of the Pauline doctrine of justification, mainly by New Testament scholars such as Krister Stendahl, E. P. Sanders and James D. G. Dunn. This book evaluates the "New Perspective on Paul" and finds it wanting. With appreciation for the important critique already offered by Donald Hagner, which is included in this volume, Peter Stuhlmacher mounts a forthright and well-supported challenge based on established and more recent scholarship concerning Paul's understanding of justification. In particular he argues that the forensic and mystical elements of Paul's doctrine of justification should not be played off against one another. Rather Paul's understanding can be faithfully rendered only within the context of his apostolic mission to Jews and Gentiles and the expectation of the coming kingdom of God. This book will be of interest to students and teachers of biblical studies, biblical theology and systematic theology, and to those engaged in Jewish-Christian dialogue, Protestant-Roman Catholic conversation about the doctrine of justification, or discussions of rival views of justification within Protestantism.


The Doctrine of Justification

The Doctrine of Justification

Author: James Buchanan

Publisher: Ravenio Books

Published: 2013-02-17

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13:

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James Buchanan (1804–1870) was a Scottish minister and theologian. He joined the Free Church of Scotland in 1843, and succeeded Thomas Chalmers as professor of systematic theology at the New College of the Free Church in Edinburgh in 1847, a post he held for twenty-one years. Buchanan's magnum opus was The Doctrine of Justification, which still has great value as a classic treatment of the article by which Martin Luther says the church stands or falls. He covers biblical, systematic, and historical ground in his work, but is never far from a warm-hearted evangelical delight in the doctrines he is expounding.