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Freedom from Fatalism
Robert C. Sturdy
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Samuel Rutherford's (1600–1661) Doctrine of Divine Providence
出版Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2021-08-09
主題Religion / Christian Theology / General
ISBN36475686359783647568638
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-pnkEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Samuel Rutherford's (1600-1661) scholastic theology has been criticized as overly deterministic and even fatalistic, a charge common to Reformed Orthodox theologians of the era. This project applies the new scholarship on Reformed Orthodoxy to Rutherford's doctrine of divine providence. The doctrine of divine providence touches upon many of the disputed points in the older scholarship, including the relationship between divine sovereignty and creaturely freedom, necessity and contingency, predetermination, and the problem of evil. Through a close examination of Rutherford's Latin works of scholastic theology, as well as many of his English works, a portrait emerges of the absolutely free and independent Creator, who does not utilize his sovereignty to dominate his subordinate creatures, but rather to guarantee their freedom. This analysis challenges the older scholarship while making useful contributions to the lively conversation concerning Reformed thought on freedom.