The Binding of God: Calvin’s Role in the Development of Covenant Theology
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Explore John Calvin’s relationship to covenantal thought, and trace the historical development of “covenant” as a rubric for theology. Peter Lillback carefully examines Calvin’s writings, seeking to unveil the role of covenant theology in the great Reformer’s thought. Lillback’s work contributes to not only our understanding of Reformation thought, but helps to clarify how Calvin contributes to contemporary theological debates.
- Title: The Binding of God: Calvin’s Role in the Development of Covenant Theology
- Author: Peter A. Lillback
- Series: Texts and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought
- Publishers: Paternoster, Baker Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2001
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Covenant theology › History of doctrines--16th century; Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564 › Contributions in covenant theology
- ISBNs: 9781441222701, 0801022630, 0842271091, 9780801022630, 1441222707
- Resource ID: LLS:BINDINGOFGOD
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:14:17Z
Rev. Dr. Peter Lillback (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is president and professor of historical theology and church history at Westminster Theological Seminary. He also serves as the president emeritus and founder of The Providence Forum and senior editor of the new Unio cum Christo: An International Journal of Reformed Theology and Life.
Dr. Lillback’s academic interests include church history, the doctrine of Scripture, public theology, the theology of John Calvin, Johannine Theology, and Christianity as it relates to American history. For those who are new to Dr. Lillback’s writing and teaching on his research interests, he recommends several resources as places to start. On Calvin, he would recommend starting with his work co-edited with David Hall, A Theological Guide to Calvin’s Institutes: Essays and Analysis, as well as his lecture “The Place of Covenant in Calvin’s Theology.” Also consider his course Covenant Theology, available free online from Westminster, which specifically focuses on Calvin’s contribution to the development of covenant theology during the Reformation.