TY  - BOOK
AU  - Oakes,Edward T.
TI  - A theology of grace in six controversies
T2  - Interventions
SN  - 9780802873200 (pbk : alk. paper)
AV  - BT761.3 .O225 2016
U1  - 234 23
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - Doctrines
KW  - Grace (Theology)
KW  - Salvation
KW  - Christianity
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Nature and grace -- Sin and justification -- Evolution and original sin -- Free will and predestination -- Experience and divinization -- Mary, mediatrix of graces
N2  - Few topics in theology are as complex and multifaceted as grace: over the course of centuries, many seemingly arbitrary distinctions and arcane debates have arisen around it. Edward Oakes, however, argues that all of these distinctions and debates are ultimately motivated by one central question: What are God's intentions for the world? In A Theology of Grace in Six Controversies Oakes examines issues relating to grace and points them back to that central question, illuminating and explaining what is really at stake in these debates. Maintaining that controversies clarify issues, especially those as convoluted as that of grace, Oakes works through six central debates on the topic, including sin and justification, evolution and original sin, and free will and predestination
ER  -