The Grace–Nature Distinction and the Construction of a Systematic Theology

The author considers the ongoing significance of the grace–nature distinction for systematic theology, the role the distinction has made historically, and current debates on its validity. He proposes that two developments advanced by Bernard Lonergan, the scale of values and the four-point hypothesi...

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Main Author: Ormerod, Neil 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2014
In: Theological studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 75, Issue: 3, Pages: 515-536
Further subjects:B Bernard Lonergan
B Augustine
B scale of values
B Henri de Lubac
B grace–nature debate
B Systematic Theology
B Aquinas
B trinitarian relations
B Karl Rahner
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Summary:The author considers the ongoing significance of the grace–nature distinction for systematic theology, the role the distinction has made historically, and current debates on its validity. He proposes that two developments advanced by Bernard Lonergan, the scale of values and the four-point hypothesis, can reinvigorate the distinction and ground new developments in systematic theology for the future.
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040563914538718