The Bondage of the will

Author

• Luther, Martin

Additional Author(s)

• Packer, J.I.
• Johnston, O.R.

Publisher

Michigan: Baker Academic, 2012

Language

English

ISBN

9780801048937

Series

Subject(s)

• FREE WILL AND DETERMINISM
• FREE WILL AND DETERMINISM-RELIGIOUS ASPECTS-CHRISTIANITY

Notes

. . Index: p. 321-322

Abstract

The Bondage of the Will is fundamental to an understanding of the primary doctrines of the Reformation. In these pages, Luther gives extensive treatment to what he saw as the heart of the gospel.

Free will was no academic question to Luther; the whole gospel of the grace of God, he believed, was bound up with it and stood or fell according to the way one understood it. Luther affirms our total inability to save ourselves and the sovereignty of divine grace in our salvation. He upholds the doctrine of justification by faith and defends predestination as determined by the foreknowledge of God.

This accurate translation by J. I. Packer and O. R. Johnston captures the vitality of Luther's treatise, thereby conveying its relevance to our lives today. The translators write, "Do we not stand in urgent need of such teaching as Luther here gives us--teaching which humbles man, strengthens faith, and glorifies God?"

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

322 p.

Dimension

22 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Translator's note --
Historical and theological introduction --
The Bondage of the Will. Introduction --
Review of Erasmus' preface --
Review of Erasmus' introduction --
Review of Erasmus' arguments for free will --
Review of Erasmus' treatment of texts that deny free will --
The Bible doctrine of the bondage of the will --
Conclusion.

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	00972/18	234.9 Lut B	Library - 7th Floor/CLC	Available