{"product_id":"calvin-participation-and-the-gift-j-todd-billings-9780199211876","title":"Calvin, Participation, and the Gift: The Activity of Believers in Union with Christ","description":"Is the God of Calvin a fountain of blessing, or a forceful tyrant? Is Calvin's view of God coercive, leaving no place for the human \u003cem\u003equa\u003c\/em\u003e human in redemption? These are perennial questions about Calvin's theology which have been given new life by Gift theologians such as John Milbank, Graham Ward, and Stephen Webb. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e J. Todd Billings addresses these questions by exploring Calvin's theology of \"participation in Christ.\" He argues that Calvin's theology of \"participation\" gives a positive place to the human, such that grace fulfills rather than destroys nature, affirming a differentiated union of God and humanity in creation and redemption. Calvin's trinitarian theology extends to his view of prayer, sacraments, the law, and the ecclesial and civil orders. In light of Calvin's doctrine of participation, Billings reframes the critiques of Calvin in the Gift discussion and opens up new possibilities for contemporary theology, ecumenical theology, and Calvin scholarship as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Todd Billings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199211876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199211876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2011 pg. 17","brand":"J. Todd Billings","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43914254450943,"sku":"9780199211876","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0fa0925e-9404-4426-986a-f33f3ab6ff76.jpg?v=1680641235","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/calvin-participation-and-the-gift-j-todd-billings-9780199211876","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}