ISBN : 9780190858520
Debating Perseverance recognizes struggles with the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints as emblematic of the Church of England's troubled pursuit of a Reformed and ancient catholicity.
1. The Church of England, Sources of Identity, and Theological Distinctives; 2. Cambridge Aflame with Controversy: Reassessing the Lambeth Articles; 3. Dilemmas at the Synod of Dort: The Conciliatory British Delegation; 4. Troubles after Dort: The Case of the Arminian Richard Montagu; 5. A Further Dilemma for British Divines: Baptism's Effect on Infants; 6. Lingering Reluctance among Reformed Englishmen: Puritans and Confessionalism; 7. Perseverance, Augustine, and England's Strugglig Identity