Calvin and the Reformed Tradition

By Richard A. Muller

Subjects: Salvation, history of doctrines, Protestant churches, Calvinism, Calvin, jean, 1509-1564, Salvation, Reformed Church, Doctrines, Person and offices, Jesus christ, person and offices, History of doctrines, Protestant Scholasticism, Reformed church, doctrines, Christianity, History, Jesus christ, history of doctrines

Description: Richard Muller, a world-class scholar of the Reformation era, examines the relationship of Calvin's theology to the Reformed tradition, indicating Calvin's place in the tradition as one of several significant second-generation formulators. Muller argues that the Reformed tradition is a diverse and variegated movement not suitably described either as founded solely on the thought of John Calvin or as a reaction to or deviation from Calvin, thereby setting aside the old "Calvin and the Calvinists" approach in favor of a more integral and representative perspective. Muller offers historical corrective and nuance on topics of current interest in Reformed theology, such as limited atonement/universalism, union with Christ, and the order of salvation. - Publisher.