Reinventing Christian Doctrine

Retrieving the Law-Gospel Distinction

Dr. Maarten Wisse (The Protestant Theological University, The Netherlands)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
25 July 2024

Religious ethics; Christianity

Providing an alternative to current Trinitarian and Christocentric approaches to dogmatics, this open access book instead centres the Augustinian and classical Reformation Law-Gospel distinction.

Maarten Wisse demonstrates the viability of dogmatics based on the Law-Gospel distinction from both a historical and a systematic-theological perspective. From a historical perspective, Wisse shows that the actual use of Scripture should be understood as the interplay between a critical concern about the difference between God and the world on the one hand, and the witness to God’s presence in Christ in the world on the other. From a systematic-theological perspective, the benefits of approaching dogmatics through the dynamics between Law and Gospel is exemplified by discussions of key dogmatic topics, such as the doctrine of Scripture, predestination, atonement, the Eucharist and the theology of religions.

The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by The Protestant Theological University.

By: Dr. Maarten Wisse (The Protestant Theological University The Netherlands)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780567704313
ISBN 10: 0567704319
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 25 July 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Maarten Wisse is Professor of Dogmatics at The Protestant Theological University, The Netherlands.

Reviews for Reinventing Christian Doctrine: Retrieving the Law-Gospel Distinction

In this fascinating study, Dutch theologian Maarten Wisse uses the classical Law-Gospel distinction as a lens to understand the dogmatic task. Theological discourse is not prompted by the ‘neutral’ aim of summarizing Scripture, but by the need to balance out God’s unconditional promises against human abuses. This key insight is compellingly elaborated in multiple directions. -- Gijsbert van den Brink, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands