Justification and the Gospel: Understanding the Contexts and Controversies

Seeking to move beyond current heated debates on justification, this accessible introduction offers a fresh, alternative approach to a central theological topic. Michael Allen locates justification within the wider context of the gospel, allowing for more thoughtful engagement with the Bible, historical theology, and the life of the church. Allen considers some of the liveliest recent debates as well as some overlooked connections within the wider orbit of Christian theology. He provides a historically informed, ecumenically minded defense of orthodox theology, analyzing what must be maintained and what should be reconfigured from the vantage point of systematic theology. The book exemplifies the practice of theological interpretation of Scripture and demonstrates justification's relevance for ongoing issues of faith and practice.

Author: R. Michael Allen
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 11/19/2013
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.11w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9780801039867

About the Author
R. Michael Allen (PhD, Wheaton College) is Kennedy Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and dean of the faculty at Knox Theological Seminary in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is the author of several books, including Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics: An Introduction and Reader, Reformed Theology, and The Christ's Faith: A Dogmatic Account. He also serves as book review editor for the International Journal of Systematic Theology and is ordained in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.