| Scottish Federalism and Covenantalism in Transition: The Theology of Ebenezer Erskine Contributor(s): Myers, Stephen G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0227175697 ISBN-13: 9780227175699 Publisher: James Clarke Company OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Theology - Religion | Christianity - Presbyterian - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: How freely can salvation be offered to people? How do Law and Grace find balance? What influence does federal theology have on the overall theological enterprise? How does a confessional church interact with both the civil government and other religious communions? These are the questions roiling the twenty-first-century church; these were the questions threatening to splinter the Scottish church in the early eighteenth century. In those earlier days of mounting theological confrontation withinthe Scottish church, Ebenezer Erskine - a parish minister renowned for his evangelistic zeal - had a major role to play. Through this examination of the theology and ministry of Erskine, one therefore gains not only a deeper understanding of a man critically important within Presbyterian history, but also insight into the pressing theological disputes of the day. By analysing Erskine's contributions to ongoing theological discussion, greater clarity is gained on the development of federal theology; on the root causes of the Marrow controversy; and on the challenges involved as increasing religious diversity penetrated lands once dominated by national churches. In these areas and more, Erskine serves both to illuminate an obscure era and torefine modern understandings of still controversial theological issues. |