Theological retrieval for evangelicals : why we need our past to have a future /
Gavin Ortlund.
- 218 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
A manifesto for theological retrieval -- Can evangelicals retrieve patristic and medieval theology? -- Why evangelicals need theological retrieval -- Benefits and perils of theological retrieval -- Case studies in theological retrieval -- Explorations in a theological metaphor: Boethius, Calvin, and Torrance on the creator/creation distinction -- Divine simplicity in patristic and medieval perspective: resourcing a contemporary discussion -- Substitution as both satisfaction and recapitulation: atonement themes in convergence in Irenaeus, Anselm, and Athanasius -- Cultivating skill in the "art of arts:" pastoral balance in Gregory the Great's The book of pastoral rule.