by Jeremy Bouma | Theology
Post Series 1—Introduction 2—Aquinas 3—Luther 4—Calvin 5—Wright 6—Conclusion Considered to be the most significant contributor to the development of the Reformed doctrine of justification, ((McGrath, Iustitia Dei, 253.)) John Calvin declared in The Institutes of the...
by Jeremy Bouma | Theology
Post Series 1—Introduction 2—Aquinas 3—Luther 4—Calvin 5—Wright 6—Conclusion “Martin Luther is the theologian of justification,” so says Carl Trueman. ((Trueman, “Simile peculator et justus,” 73.)) In fact, for Luther it is “the summary of Christian doctrine,” “the...
by Jeremy Bouma | Theology
Post Series 1—Introduction 2—Aquinas 3—Luther 4—Calvin 5—Wright 6—Conclusion Olson argues that it is impossible to overestimate the importance Thomas Aquinas has had for the story of Christian theology and especially for the story of Catholic theology; he truly is the...
by Jeremy Bouma | Reviews, Theology
Post Series 0—Preface 1—Introduction 2—Augustine’s Trinitarianism 3—Mark Heim’s Trinitarian Theology of Religious Ends 4—Amos Yong’s Pneumatological Theology of Religions 5—Jaquees Dupuis’s Christian Theology of Religious Ends 6—Raimundo...
by Jeremy Bouma | Theology
Post Series 1—Introduction 2—Aquinas 3—Luther 4—Calvin 5—Wright 6—Conclusion The question “How do we become right with God?” has sat at the heart of the Holy Scriptures from the very beginning of the Story. From the very beginning, God has revealed the manner in which...
by Jeremy Bouma | Theology
This weekend I received in the mail from IVP to review the much anticipated and recently talked about Justification: Five Views. I am excited to dive into this important book and spend several posts unpacking each of the 5 views. As I was reading the first chapter on...