Book contents
- John Calvin in Context
- John Calvin in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I France and Its Influence
- Part II Switzerland, Southern Germany, and Geneva
- Part III Empire and Society
- Part IV The Religious Question
- 19 Western Ideals of Religious Reform
- 20 The Luther Affair
- 21 Religious Colloquies
- 22 The Council of Trent and the Augsburg Interim
- 23 Biblical Scholarship
- 24 The Printed Word
- 25 Polemic’s Purpose
- 26 The Style of Theology
- 27 Baptism
- 28 The Eucharist
- 29 Predestination in Early Modern Thought
- 30 The Challenge of Heresy
- 31 Early Modern Christianity and Idolatry
- 32 Trinitarian Controversies
- 33 Nicodemism and Libertinism
- Part V Calvin’s Influences
- Part VI Calvin’s Reception
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
29 - Predestination in Early Modern Thought
from Part IV - The Religious Question
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 November 2019
- John Calvin in Context
- John Calvin in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I France and Its Influence
- Part II Switzerland, Southern Germany, and Geneva
- Part III Empire and Society
- Part IV The Religious Question
- 19 Western Ideals of Religious Reform
- 20 The Luther Affair
- 21 Religious Colloquies
- 22 The Council of Trent and the Augsburg Interim
- 23 Biblical Scholarship
- 24 The Printed Word
- 25 Polemic’s Purpose
- 26 The Style of Theology
- 27 Baptism
- 28 The Eucharist
- 29 Predestination in Early Modern Thought
- 30 The Challenge of Heresy
- 31 Early Modern Christianity and Idolatry
- 32 Trinitarian Controversies
- 33 Nicodemism and Libertinism
- Part V Calvin’s Influences
- Part VI Calvin’s Reception
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Summary
If there is a theological locus that the popular mind associates with John Calvin, it is the doctrine of predestination, and in particular the notion of “double predestination.” This association is not limited to the popular mind, to be sure; even scholars have attempted to make predestination the “center” of Calvin’s theology. I do not here plan to tackle the issue of the place of predestination in Calvin’s theological framework. My goal instead is to demonstrate the lack of originality of Calvin’s teaching on predestination when placed against the backdrop of both medieval debates surrounding predestination and the theology of Calvin’s fellow reformers.
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- John Calvin in Context , pp. 249 - 257Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019