Introduction to Reformed Scholasticism

van Asselt, Willem J. 1946-

Introduction to Reformed Scholasticism Willem J. van Asselt ; with contributions by T. Theo J. Pleizier ... [et al.] ; translated by Albert Gootjes ; foreword by Richard A. Muller. - Grand Rapids, Mich. Reformation Heritage Books c2011 - xiv, 263 p. 22 cm. - Reformed historical-theological studies .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: what is Reformed Scholasticism? -- The state of scholarship: from discontinuity to continuity -- "As the philosopher says": Aristotle -- The teacher of the ancient church: Augustine -- The method of the schools: medieval Scholasticism -- "Open hand and fist": humanism and Scholasticism in the Reformation -- Distinguishing and teaching: constructing a theological argument in Reformed Scholasticism -- Scholasticism in the time of early Orthodoxy )ca. 1560-1620) -- Scholasticism in the time of high Orthodoxy (ca. 1620-1700) -- Scholasticism in the time of late Orthodoxy (ca. 1700-1790) -- "The abutment against which the bridge of all alter Protestant theology leans": Scholasticism and today.

This Introduction to Reformed Scholasticism surveys the topic and provides a guide for further study in early modern Reformed thought. --from publisher description

9781601781215 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1601781210 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Protestant Scholasticism.
Reformed Church--Doctrines--History.

BX9422.3 / .A8713 2011

230.4209