Iustitia Dei: A History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification - Hardcover

McGrath, Alister E.

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9780521624268: Iustitia Dei: A History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification

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ISBN 10: 0521624266 ISBN 13: 9780521624268

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

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The doctrine of justification was of major importance at the time of the Reformation, and continues to be of immense significance in ecumenical dialogues. This book, which appeared in its first edition in 1986, is the only major study of the doctrine since 1870. Its many acclaimed features include an assessment of the concept of justification in the thought world of the ancient Near East, a thorough examination of the development of the doctrine in the medieval period, and a careful analysis of the sixteenth-century debates. This revised and updated edition brings together in one volume the material from the two volume first edition, while adding new sections dealing with recent developments in Pauline scholarship and ecumenical debates over the doctrine. It will be an essential resource for anyone wanting to understand historical theology, sixteenth-century church history or the modern ecumenical debates between Protestants and Roman Catholics.

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Book Description:

An updated and expanded version of Alister McGrath's definitive study of the history of the Christian doctrine of justification. It brings together into a single volume the enormous amount of material from the first edition, while adding new sections dealing with recent developments in Pauline scholarship and ecumenical debates over the doctrine.

About the Author:

Alister E. McGrath is Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Oxford. His many publications include Christian Theology: An Introduction, 3rd Edition (2001).

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