Calvin's Ladder: A Spiritual Theology of Ascent and Ascension

✍ Scribed by Julie Canlis

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Leaves: 295
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This groundbreaking study offers a sweeping overview and reconsideration of John Calvin's theology. In Calvin's Ladder Julie Canlis recovers some of the common (and neglected) themes that Calvin shared with the patristic fathers. She shows that his works are shot through with a vibrant theology of "participation," thus placing Calvin within the Christian mystical tradition. A work of both theology and spiritual formation, Calvin's Ladder suggests an entirely distinctive way of conceiving the relation between God and humanity, challenging not only old caricatures of Calvin but also our own self-portraits.

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