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100 _aVanlalthlana,
245 _aDoctrine of Grace
_b Augustine`s Doctrine of Grace and Human Free Will and an Appraisal from a Mizo Christian Perspective
260 _aNew Delhi
_bISPCK
_c2010
300 _a402p
500 _aincludes index and biblioraphy
505 2 _aCHAPTER ONE Introduction: Methodological Considerations 1. The Problem 2. The Significance of the Subject Matter 3. The Augustinian Legacy and the Mizo Christian Context 4. A Brief Survey of Previous Literature 5. Method and Scope of Study 6. Structure of the Study CHAPTER TWO Terminological and Historical Considerations 1. Terminological Considerations 2. Grace and Free Will in the History of Christian Theological Tradition 3. Conclusion CHAPTER THREE Augustine`s Historical Context and Theological Methodology 1. Historical Context 2. Augustine`s Life and Works 3. Augustine`s Theological Methodology 4. Conclusion CHAPTER FOUR Inroads of Grace: Development of Augustine`s Thought Before the Pelagian Controversy Salvation by Knowledge and the Happy Life Inroads of Grace: Grace as the Power to keep the Law The Defining Moment - Grace as Divine Gift: The Significance of Ad Simplicianum Conclusion CHAPTER FIVE Augustine and the Pelagians: The Course of the Conflict 1. The Man Pelagius 2. Fundamental Idea of Pelagianism 3. Augustine against the Pelagians: The Course of the Conflict 4. Conclusion CHAPTER SIX Major Issues in Augustine`s Doctrine of Grace 1. Definition and Necessity of Divine Grace Liberum arbitrium and the Freedom of Human Will 3. Doctrine of Original Sin 4. Conclusion CHAPTER SEVEN The Triumph of Grace: Affirmation of the Sovereignty of Divine Grace 245 1. Not Human Free Will but Divine Sovereign Grace as initium fidei 2. The Functions of Operative Grace 3. Predestination 4. Grace of Perseverance and Eternal Life 5. Conclusion CHAPTER EIGHT The Legacy of Augustine Via Reformed Theological Tradition in Mizo Christianity 1. Augustinianism in John Calvin and the Reformed Theological Tradition 2. The Mizos and their Religious Tradition 3. Interaction of Augustinian Calvinistic Tradition and Mizo Religio-Cultural Tradition 4. Augustinian Calvinistic Theology of Grace and Free Will in the Mizo Christian Context 5. Conclusion CHAPTER NINE An Appraisal of Augustine`s Doctrine of Grace and Free Will 1. A Critique of Augustine`s Theological Methodology 2. Helpful Insights and Correctives 3. The Contours of Mizo Christian Theology of Grace: Contextual Proposals
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