{"product_id":"justification-five-views-9780830839445","title":"Justification: Five Views","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ\" (Rom 5:1).\u003c\/b\u003e When Paul wrote these words he seemed confident he had made himself clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut for centuries the Pauline doctrine of justification has been a classic point of interpretation and debate in Christian exegesis and theology. And while in recent decades there have been moments of hopeful convergence among the various traditions of the Western church, the fine print often reveals more facets and distinctions than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Spectrum Multiview volume focuses on five views of justification and calls on representative proponents to set forth their case and then respond to each other. The five views are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraditional Reformed (Michael S. Horton)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgressive Reformed (Michael F. Bird)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Perspective (James D. G. Dunn)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeification, or Theosis (Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoman Catholic (Gerald O?Collins and Oliver Rafferty)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, editors James Beilby, Paul R. Eddy and Steven E. Enderlein provide an extensive introduction to the issues informing this important debate. This distinguished forum of biblical interpreters and theologians offers a lively and informative engagement with the biblical, historical and contemporary understandings of justification. \u003ci\u003eJustification: Five Views\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a fascinating probe into Paul's meaning, it is also a case book in theological method.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul R. Eddy (Ph.D., Marquette University) is Professor of Theology at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. His books include \u003ci\u003eJohn Hick's Pluralist Philosophy of World Religions\u003c\/i\u003e (Ashgate), \u003ci\u003eAcross the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (with G. A. Boyd, Baker) and \u003ci\u003eDivine Foreknowledge: Four Views\u003c\/i\u003e (with James Beilby IVP).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames K. Beilby\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of systematic and philosophical theology and \u003cb\u003ePaul Rhodes Eddy\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of theology, both at Bethel University. Together they have also edited \u003ci\u003eDivine Foreknowledge: Four Views\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of the Atonement: Four Views\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Historical Jesus: Five Views\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven E. Enderlein is associate professor of biblical studies at Bethel University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorton (Ph.D., Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and the University of Coventry) is associate professor of historical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Escondido, California. He has also studied at the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg and was a research fellow at Yale University. In addition, he is a past president of Christians United for Reformation, current president of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, host of the White Horse Inn radio broadcast and editor of \u003ci\u003eModern Reformation Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e Horton's other works include \u003ci\u003eMade in America: The Shaping of Modern Evangelicalism\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eBeyond Culture Wars: Is America a Mission Field or a Battlefield?\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eWhere in the World Is the Church? A Christian View of Culture and Your Role in It\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eWe Believe: Recovering the Essentials of the Apostles' Creed\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eA Better Way\u003c\/i\u003e (Baker, 2002) and \u003ci\u003eCovenant and Eschatology\u003c\/i\u003e (Westminster\/John Knox, 2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael F. Bird is lecturer in theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia. Previously he served at Crossway College in Australia and Highland Theological College in Scotland. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eJesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Saving Righteousness of God: Studies on Paul, Justification and the New Perspective, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as numerous essays, articles and reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames D. G. Dunn was for many years the Lightfoot Professor of Divinity in the Department of Theology at the University of Durham. Since his retirement he has been made Emeritus Lightfoot Professor. He is credited with coining the phrase \"New Perspective on Paul\" during his 1982 Manson Memorial Lecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeli-Matti Käkkäinen is professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He has published numerous articles in international journals of theology. His books include \u003ci\u003ePneumatology\u003c\/i\u003e (Baker), \u003ci\u003eChristology\u003c\/i\u003e (Baker), \u003ci\u003eToward a Pneumatological Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (UPA), \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Ecclesiology\u003c\/i\u003e (InterVarsity Press), \u003ci\u003eTrinity and Religious Pluralism\u003c\/i\u003e (Ashgate), \u003ci\u003eThe Doctrine of God\u003c\/i\u003e (Baker) and \u003ci\u003eOne with God\u003c\/i\u003e (Liturgical Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330004914450,"sku":"9780830839445","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_861dd8d8-49fd-4e47-baf0-9f1091495792.jpg?v=1727788539","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/justification-five-views-9780830839445","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}