{"product_id":"grace-alone-salvation-as-a-gift-of-god-what-the-reformers-taughtand-why-it-still-matters-9780310515760","title":"Grace Alone---Salvation as a Gift of God: What the Reformers Taught...and Why It Still Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace is the heart of the Christian gospel. It's a doctrine that touches the very depths of human existence and makes Christianity such an essential alternative to the dissolution and nihilism of modern culture. \u003cem\u003eGrace Alone\u003c\/em\u003e guides you into a better doctrinal understanding of the issue and gives you a more glorious vision of an active and saving God. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe language of grace fills the Bible so much that to say \"grace alone\" may not evoke much reflection. Unlike \"faith alone,\" there's no theological controversy among expressions of Christianity. Reviving one of the five great declarations of the Reformation (and one of the more overlooked)\u003cem\u003e--sola Gratia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003eprofessor and church historian Carl Trueman\u003cem\u003e: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a thorough definition of grace as it's found in the Bible and an overview of biblical references to, and teaching on, grace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTracks the doctrine of grace as it's been articulated throughout church history, with discussions of Augustine, Pelagius, Thomas Aquinas, and ending with the Reformation and theologies of Luther and Calvin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLooks at the relationship between the means of grace and the modern church, defining the practical implications of the Reformation's understanding of grace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplanations throughout on the relationship of grace to sin, salvation and glorification, God's sovereignty, the sacraments, and the controversies regarding freewill and predestination. Grace Alone is a beautiful and much-needed revival of this foundational doctrine and the assurance of salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--THE FIVE SOLAS--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorians and theologians have long recognized that at the heart of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation were five declarations, often referred to as the \"solas.\" These five statements summarize much of what the Reformation was about, and they distinguish Protestantism from other expressions of the Christian faith: that they place ultimate and final authority in the Scriptures, acknowledge the work of Christ alone as sufficient for redemption, recognize that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone, and seek to do all things for God's glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eFive Solas Series\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a simple rehashing of these statements, but instead expounds upon the biblical reasoning behind them, leading to a more profound theological vision of our lives and callings as Christians and churches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrueman, Carl:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCarl Trueman is professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Creedal imperative: Histories and Fallacies; Goods Rush in Where Monkeys Fear to Tread; Republocat: Confessions of a Liberal Conservative; Reformation Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; John Owen: Reformed, Catholic, Renaissance Man, Minority Report; \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Wages of Spin\u003c\/em\u003e. Trueman is also a contributor to Reformation21 where he writes from a Reformed vantage point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrueman, Carl R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCarl Trueman is professor of historical theology and church history at Westminster Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Creedal imperative: Histories and Fallacies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Goods Rush in Where Monkeys Fear to Tread\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Republocat: Confessions of a Liberal Conservative\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Reformation Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e John Owen: Reformed, Catholic, Renaissance Man, Minority Report\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e;\u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Wages of Spin\u003c\/em\u003e. Trueman is also a contributor to Reformation21 where he writes from a Reformed vantage point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarrett, Matthew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMatthew Barrett (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of Christian theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as executive editor of \u003cem\u003eCredo Magazine. \u003c\/em\u003eHe is the editor of The Five Solas Series and the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eGod's Word Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReformation Theology, Salvation by Grace, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eOwen on the Christian Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523520893202,"sku":"9780310515760","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8bbc3225-3d97-4e77-b856-1bf02994e0ec.jpg?v=1731150455","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/grace-alone-salvation-as-a-gift-of-god-what-the-reformers-taughtand-why-it-still-matters-9780310515760","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}