Thesis
Recovering the Reformation: free will, merit and the Mass in Luther's Reformation
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This thesis argues that Luther’s reaction to Pelagianism within the Scotist tradition led to a decisive break with the scholastic theology of free will, merit and the Mass. However, by identifying the theological crux of Luther’s Reformation, this thesis discovers a rapprochement in the free will theology of early Lutheranism and Counter-Reformation scholasticism. The case is made that Luther’s theology of the passivity of the human will calls for a recovery of the Reformation significance of...
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+ Methuen, C
- Division:
- HUMS
- Department:
- Theology Faculty
- Sub department:
- Theology and Religion Faculty
- Role:
- Supervisor
- Publication date:
- 2014
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
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English
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2015-10-12
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- Copyright holder:
- Genevieve Cox
- Copyright date:
- 2014
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