Church and School in Early Modern Protestantism: Studies in Honor of Richard A. Muller on the Maturation of a Theological Tradition

by Jordan J. Ballor (Editor), David Sytsma (Editor), Jason Zuidema (Editor)

A great deal of scholarship has too often juxtaposed scholasticism and piety, resulting in misunderstandings of the relationship between Protestant churches of the early modern era and the theology taught in their schools. But more recent scholarship, especially conducted by Richard A. Muller over the last number of decades, has remapped the lines of continuity and discontinuity in the relation of church and school. This research has produced a more methodologically nuanced and historically accurate representation of church and school in early modern Protestantism. Written by leading scholars of early modern Protestant theology and history and based on research using the most relevant original sources, this collection seeks to broaden our understanding of how and why clergy were educated to serve the church.

Contributors include: Yuzo Adhinarta, Willem van Asselt, Irena Backus, Jordan J. Ballor, J. Mark Beach, Andreas Beck, Joel R. Beeke, Lyle D. Bierma, Raymond A. Blacketer, James E. Bradley, Dariusz M. Bryćko, Amy Nelson Burnett, Emidio Campi, Heber Carlos de Campos Jr, Kiven Choy, R. Scott Clark, Paul Fields, John V. Fesko, Paul Fields, W. Robert Godfrey, Alan Gomes, Albert Gootjes, Chad Gunnoe, Aza Goudriaan, Fred P. Hall, Byung-Soo (Paul) Han, Nathan A. Jacobs, Frank A. James III, Martin Klauber, Henry Knapp, Robert Kolb, Mark J. Larson, Brian J. Lee, Karin Maag, Benjamin T.G. Mayes, Andrew M. McGinnis, Paul Mpindi, Adriaan C. Neele, Godfried Quaedtvlieg, Sebastian Rehnman, Todd Rester, Gregory D. Schuringa, Herman Selderhuis, Donald Sinnema, Keith Stanglin, David Steinmetz, David Sytsma, Yudha Thianto, John L. Thompson, Carl Trueman, Theodore G. Van Raalte, Cornelis Venema, Timothy Wengert, Reita Yazawa, Jeongmo Yoo, and Jason Zuidema.

Genres: Theology, History

830 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2013

About the author

Jordan J. Ballor (Dr. theol., University of Zurich; Ph.D., Calvin Theological Seminary) is director of research at the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy.

Reviews

[Jordan Coy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Festschrift honoring the work of Richard A Muller and his scholarship in reformation studies and his work on the Reformed Scholastics. The essays follow a chronological order of the topics concerning the reformers, early (reformed) orthodox, high, and late orthodoxy.

My favorite essays were:
Influences in Luther's Reform-- Fred P Hall
The Idea of a "general Grace of God" in Some Sixteenth-century Reformed Theologians other than Calvin-- J Mark Beach
Peter Martyr Vermigli, Scholasticism, and Aquinas’ Justice of War Doctrine-- Mark J Larson
‘A Grievous Sin’: Gisbertus Voetius (1589–1676) and His Anti-Lombard Polemic-- Willem J. van Asselt
The Uniqueness of Christ in Post-Reformation Reformed Theology: From Francis Turretin to Jean-Alphonse Turretin -- Martin I. Klauber

4/5 Good overview of the scholarship of the Reformed Scholastics and Reformers following Dr Muller's influence

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent series of essays on post Reformation theology and theologians.