{"product_id":"the-protestant-tradition-an-essay-in-interpretation-paperback-9780521229135","title":"The Protestant Tradition; An Essay in Interpretation (Paperback) 9780521229135","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Protestant Tradition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Essay in Interpretation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1955 book offered a new interpretation of early Protestantism and, against this background, a searching treatment of modern religious issues.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. S. Whale (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521229135, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 9 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e378 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in 1955, this book was intended to offer a new interpretation of early Protestantism and, against this background, a searching treatment of modern religious issues. The Protestant tradition stems mainly from Luther, Calvin, and the Sectarians. Luther was the revolutionary genius; because of his acute sense of paradox his teaching is difficult to understand, but Dr Whale's summing-up makes it a good deal easier. After him Calvin, with his remorseless logic, may seem an unsympathetic figure; but here he is shown in his proper light as the great statesman and doctrinarian of the young church. The Sectarian movement was steadily gaining strength in England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; Dr Whale examines its teachings and tells of its later development. He speaks with conviction and vigour about issues including religious tolerance and intolerance and the conflict between Church and State; he closes with a plea for unity the Church.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Luther: 1. The historical problem\u003cbr\u003e 2. Luther's contemporary relevance\u003cbr\u003e 3. The paradox of justification by faith alone\u003cbr\u003e 4. The paradox of believing sinner's assurance\u003cbr\u003e 5. The paradox of 'Gabe' and 'Aufgabe'\u003cbr\u003e 6. The calling and the Church\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Calvin: 7. System\u003cbr\u003e 8. Doctrine\u003cbr\u003e 9. Churchmanship\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Church in the world\u003cbr\u003e Part III. the Sect-Type: 11. Dissent\u003cbr\u003e 12. The personal principle\u003cbr\u003e 13. The voluntary principle\u003cbr\u003e 14. The spiritual principle\u003cbr\u003e 15. Strength and weakness\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Modern Issues: 16. The Roman Church and toleration\u003cbr\u003e 17. The totalitarian state and the crown rights of the redeemer\u003cbr\u003e 18. Sectarian division and the Oecumenical movement\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Church history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Church history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Church%20history%20%5BHRCC2%5D%22\"\u003eHRCC2\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006945186072,"sku":"9780521229135","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521229135i_7218f738-cfe1-4800-bae7-8a03090441a8.jpg?v=1691374005","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-protestant-tradition-an-essay-in-interpretation-paperback-9780521229135","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}