Justification by Faith Alone - Beza, Theodore; Polanus, Amandus; Turretin, Francis; Carmichael, Casey B (translator) - 9781601789556
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  • Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
  • Publication Date: April 2023
  • ISBN: FBEZA_TH____JUSTIFICATIONBYFAITH9781601789556
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Justification by Faith Alone

Beza, Theodore; Polanus, Amandus; Turretin, Francis; Carmichael, Casey B (translator)

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The treatises in this volume begin and end with this same point: Justification is by faith and faith alone. Composed under different circumstances by giants of the Reformed tradition--Theodore Beza (1519-1605), Amandus Polanus (1561-1610), and Francis Turretin (1623-87)--they represent various approaches to the same doctrine. Presented in English for the first time, these texts proved the article on which the Church stands or falls from exegetical, systematic, academic, and polemical perspectives. Together they offer a new window into post-Reformational thought theological concerns, including the nature of faith, good works, sanctification, union with Christ, the Holy Spirit, hermeneutics, the unity of Scripture, and more.
Theodore Beza (1519–1605) was an influential French Protestant pastor and successor of John Calvin at the Geneva Academy. His writings were essential for carrying on Calvin’s legacy and defending a burgeoning Protestantism from the Roman Catholic church.

Amandus Polanus (1561–1610) was an influential German Reformed theologian. He studied at the University of Geneva under Theodore Bez and at the Universities of Heidelberg and Basel. As an early Reformed dogmatician, Polanus was one of the most significant figures in the Reformed tradition prior to the Synod of Dort.

Francis Turretin (1623–87) has been called "the best expounder of the doctrine of the Reformed Church” (Samuel Alexander), “a marvelous synthesizer” (Roger Nicole), and “a towering figure among the Genevan Reformers (Leon Morris). His Institutes of Elenctic Theology, first published in 1679–85, was the fruit of some thirty years of teaching at the Academy of Geneva.

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“Classics help us transcend the contemporary, connecting us with the profound learning and exemplary piety of great Reformed theologians of the past. These three superb studies on justification provide careful exposition of the Scriptures, constructive theology, interaction with ancient church fathers, and vindication of Protestant orthodoxy against false teaching. In the process they clarify much contemporary confusion. Here is theology at its most helpful.”

W. Robert Godfrey

president emeritus, Westminster Seminary California

“Five centuries after the Reformation, the doctrine of justification through faith alone still stands. Yet the material principle faces new challenges due to an array of contemporary revisionists. To answer those challenges, we need the tools ressourcement has to offer. Who better than the Reformed orthodox? Now English readers can look over the shoulders of Beza, Polanus, and Turretin to glean their exegetical and dogmatic wisdom. Thanks to Scott Clark and Casey Carmichael, we can now recover the orthodoxy of our Reformed fathers for the sake of renewing sola fide in the church today.”

Matthew Barrett

professor of Christian theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, director of the Center for Classical Theology, editor in chief of Credo Magazine

The treatises in this volume begin and end with this same point: Justification is by faith and faith alone. Composed under different circumstances by giants of the Reformed tradition--Theodore Beza (1519-1605), Amandus Polanus (1561-1610), and Francis Turretin (1623-87)--they represent various approaches to the same doctrine. Presented in English for the first time, these texts proved the article on which the Church stands or falls from exegetical, systematic, academic, and polemical perspectives. Together they offer a new window into post-Reformational thought theological concerns, including the nature of faith, good works, sanctification, union with Christ, the Holy Spirit, hermeneutics, the unity of Scripture, and more.
Theodore Beza (1519–1605) was an influential French Protestant pastor and successor of John Calvin at the Geneva Academy. His writings were essential for carrying on Calvin’s legacy and defending a burgeoning Protestantism from the Roman Catholic church.

Amandus Polanus (1561–1610) was an influential German Reformed theologian. He studied at the University of Geneva under Theodore Bez and at the Universities of Heidelberg and Basel. As an early Reformed dogmatician, Polanus was one of the most significant figures in the Reformed tradition prior to the Synod of Dort.

Francis Turretin (1623–87) has been called "the best expounder of the doctrine of the Reformed Church” (Samuel Alexander), “a marvelous synthesizer” (Roger Nicole), and “a towering figure among the Genevan Reformers (Leon Morris). His Institutes of Elenctic Theology, first published in 1679–85, was the fruit of some thirty years of teaching at the Academy of Geneva.

  • Cover Type:
  • 280 Pages
  • Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
  • Publication Date: April 2023
  • ISBN: FBEZA_TH____JUSTIFICATIONBYFAITH9781601789556
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