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Transformed from Glory to Glory traces the historical development of the doctrine of salvation from the Second Century until today. Written for a broadly Evangelical audience and designed as a textbook for university and graduate students, the book suggests that despite various controversies over the doctrine of salvation, the Church Universal has always articulated a remarkable doctrinal continuity about God’s saving work across all periods of Church history and through various Christian denominations. The early parts of the book explore the doctrine of salvation from Irenaeus to Augustine, suggesting that the Council of Orange (529CE) has placed normative boundaries around the doctrine of salvation in the Western Church both with regard to the doctrine of grace (showing that we are not saved by works but are saved for good works) and with regard to the doctrine of election (rejecting both double predestination and election as mere foreknowledge). The later parts of the book evaluate this continuity by examining crucial debates about salvation from Medieval and Reformation controversies to the issues that continue to divide Protestant denominations today. The final chapters examine several contemporary Evangelical emphases in the doctrine of salvation in view of the historic Christian Tradition and suggest opportunities for Evangelicals to deepen their understanding of God’s saving work.
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