Predestination the American career of a contentious doctrine
Peter Thuesen shows that the debate over predestination is inseparable from other central Christian beliefs and practices - the efficacy of the sacraments, the existence of purgatory and hell, the extent of God's providential involvement in human affairs - and has fueled theological conflicts a...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2009, 2009
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Peter Thuesen shows that the debate over predestination is inseparable from other central Christian beliefs and practices - the efficacy of the sacraments, the existence of purgatory and hell, the extent of God's providential involvement in human affairs - and has fueled theological conflicts across denominations for centuries |
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Physical Description: | 288 p. ill |
ISBN: | 9780199872138 0199872139 |