Predestination the American career of a contentious doctrine /

Thuesen, Peter Johannes, 1971-

Predestination the American career of a contentious doctrine / [electronic resource] : Peter J. Thuesen. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (288 p.) : ill. - Oxford scholarship online. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Peter Thuesen shows that the debate over predestination is inseparable from other central Christian beliefs and practices - the efficacy of the sacraments, the existence of purgatory and hell, the extent of God's providential involvement in human affairs - and has fueled theological conflicts across denominations for centuries.

Issued as part of Oxford scholarship online.

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Predestination--History of doctrines.


United States--Church history.

BT809 / .T48 2009

234.9