Calvin's Ladder: A Spiritual Theology of Ascent and Ascension

295 Pages·2010·5.547 MB·English

by  Julie Canlis

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Contents
ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
xi
ABBREVIATIONS
Introduction r
PariptaitcainoCdnh riiaisyntt 5
PartpiactiaisoVa nla iR defo rmCeadt egory? 13
Partpiactnii oaIneradne us 17
Cavliann Idrn ease u 21
r.L addeorfAs s cenAt B:r iHeifs tory 25
GreIeitkna erriPealstL:oa 'ddsea rn Pdol itnsuG so'lCdiernc le2 6
ChrijsuotriynasOen:r iAguegnu,s Atqiunien,a s 31
CavlisPn a'radofAi sgmc ent 42
2. CreatiTohne: GroaunnddG rammaorfA scent 53
EterMneiadalt ofit ohWneor d 55
TheM eidataontrdh Gea rden 74
3.C hriTshte:A scendOinneg 89
TheB idiiroenIctnaritleay r Gofo d 91
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CONTENT:)
The DeofsJ ceesHnuitEss a: r tHhumlya inyt 98
The AscJeensHtui sCsof:o nutigiHn numainyt II2
4.T heS piriTth:eE uchariAsscteinct 123
Dipslcieips h 124
Adpotion 130
TheE uchaArsicsetnitc 195
5· TheA scendViinsgi oofnl r enaeus 173
TheA sciennEgdcn ooym Aofd ma 178
TheA sciennEgdcn ooym Cofh rist 192
TheA scdeinEncgno oym tofh Sepi rit 210
6.R eformiAnsgc enltr:e nuaseC,al vina,n d
ChristSipiartniu ality 229
BackwaanFrdod r wwairDtdeh scaenAndst c ent 229
RepciuatlaAtsicniegnC n atvl in 233
PairctipiaoatnnI dtC sh allenges 243
Asc,eC anvltiann,Cd o nptroeaymSr piriiytt ual 245
BIBLIOGRAPHY 253
INDEX OF NAMES 273
INDEX OF SUBJECTS 278
CALVIN'S WORKS 283
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Acknowledgments
Thibsoo kp,re hsa pmotrheam no swta,sa fa milayffa iIr .a ttribute my
snaittoyt hceh il-drCehna pmMaande,l eIionneaa,n, Cd a it-lwihno
kepotna rritvhirnogu gthhwoeru itt oiftn hgwi osr wko,n dercfuhlalnyg ­
inmgy n otioofen ffisc iyea nncadc adesrmeiiocu sssAn.loe lfm yb rhoetrs
ansdi esrctso ntrifrboumat cesrdtso h peo nAdm:i foer e moitolns aupport
and deSletivgfoiherht i;ts h eolfroigeihncida;Jpsl o foer l ovionucgrh il­
dreTno;mfo re ndurmiycn ogm puqtueeiorsn tsan;Md e lisfosrag iving
thrmeonet hosfh elri afen ldo vteo cohuirl dremnyb i(balnido )g.r aphy!
Boths teso fp raenflteswo vemru lttiipemlste oi jnetlc ovpery,ae arn,d
stugdeywt aayisn otuoor ft ehne clteiiM.fco ma nDda d,C hrainsd Alice,
wec hereivsemhre ym owriyty ho aun rde cognizer etlohivaeettfrh ey our
compleotfti hobinos o k pwreihlsabl pe g reattheaornu r oBwutan b.o ve
al.l.M a.tt Y.o uw hos tahyoemde owuicrth hi ladnrgder ney wo uvroc a­
tio"nwi twhhiinIl"w e a wso rkwiintgh Tohuatn.yk ou .
Mucohft hmea tecroinatla iintn hebidos o gkr eowu otfm yd octoral
tehswihsi,cI wh r oattet hUen iveorfsS itAt nyd reSwocst,l afrnodm,
200t0o2 00W5e.ri et nJoatm Hefoosru stIwo onu,nl odht a vteu rnmeyd
eyetsoS t Andnroehrwa svh,ea tdh dei siptoirsoena drye vcteeao ti hesis
sucahs otnh.Aei lsa Tno rrawnacasce o tnasenntc ouarnahdga ehsra ad
profouinndfl ueonnbc otehM att maebn ydi nviutsii nnttgoh k eo niain i5
ofh ifasi tahn d famPihliyBl.iut pi Dno,u gFlaarsr ow,S ocDtaatvn,id d
SutaHratl olffe reidnv aliuniasgbhaltste h egyr aciroeuasdl nyou vmeerr ­
oudsr a.ft asIl rseoc ogtnhiwazitet htohuOetR SR eseracGhr a(nUtn i­
versoifSt tAy n dr)et,whs Mee eetrC etnerS'usm meShrco lparro gram
(CalvCiolnl ee)tg,hI en isttdu'th oiisdrtee la Re(foUrnmiavtedireos ni te
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Genvee)a,nt dh sea nctoufSa tr.yi inDoeLli'bsr (aWraysl )me,u cohft his
boocko unlodht a vbee ewnrt ietIna .m fu rthgerra tfoerfut lhd eo otrhsa t
weroep enbeydt h Tee mpleFtoounn d'aAst wiaornfodr T heological
Prmoisteo,w atrhcdeno tinuaantddisi oesnmn iatioofmn yr eesar.c h
Tha"tc oumnmiosnia notwfsh "oe cnouraqguseeitdo,n aendpd,r ayed
form ea rmea nyS:et vePnr okopPcohuuGlku ,te tseInv,aK nh ovacs,
GieslKar egliKnrigsetDree,ne Jdoeh onnsT,e eG ateowdMo,a tJte nson,
SharoJne bSbmi tShet,p haSnmiietA hl,l Seunnd smJooi,dH aielya,n d
the coinognorsfeS gtLa.et noar,dC 'asmerPoint,lr oya,cn hMde thlick.
AndIw ialllw abyekns i tto gewtihttehhrs o weo menwh op rayweidt h me
duritnhsgoec hesrhiemdor ninogvsec roe ffei nt hSeet ranssb 'saement:
ChelSletean rsJ,ulKiheo vaKcasth,Gr aytnoe ow,Gd inPar okopacnhdu k,
KirsJtoihonnn s.
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Abbreviations
AH AdverhsauesrI erseensa,e us
ANF Ante-NicenAe.R oFbaeterhdt(er.sro v, so s,)l.
co CalvOipnei(r Iao aCnanlivsoi pneqiru aas eu persoumnntii an) ,
CorpRuefosr mato[rCuO1m - 5C9R 2 9-8B7a]u,mC ,u nitz,
=
Rueesdss,.
LCL LoeCbl asLsiibcraalr y
SC Sourcchersit iennes
ST SummTah eolTohgoim&a,s Aquinas
T&T Tra&c tTsr eaitniD sefeenssof e t hReefo rmeFda ith,
H.B evereidd(.g3v e os,)l.
TDNT TheolDoigcitciaofol tn haNere ywT estaGm.eK nitt,et de(.l1 ,0
vols.)
Calvin
Insti1t5u5Tt9omi :io n imtihnzeue m boefnr o t,e wsIi llp acsistfraeog met sh e
McNeill-(B1a9te6td0li)et isint o hne obfot dhye ittessxeitlm fpfo,ll y­
lowitnhqgeu otawtiitsohtn a ncdiatradfot rimoa(ntII I.2b.o5o3 ks, e c­
=
tio2sn,u bse5c.)t ion
CommentaanSrdei remsRo enfse:r freonmct heceso mment(aCrailTevrasin ns ­
latSioocni 1e8t4y3a,-n 5sd5e )r m(oLnesNr ioyx oTnhDe,e ioftC yh rainsdt
OthSeerr m1on9s9w,7i )bl ela cknowlientd hgfoeeo dt noitnce osn ven­
tiofonramla (tC:o mGme.n1 2.:.)
CalvOipneirI afI: hqauvoet deidr efrcotmtl hyoe r igiwniaillnl,c lIu de the
voluamnepd a gneu mbfreormI oanCnailsvo ipneqiru aas eu perosmunnita
(CO4 2.1C5a7l vOipneivr ao,l u4m2ce,o lu1m75n) .
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ABBREVIATIONS
Irenaeus
Advershuase rAegsaeitsnom:, i nimfoiozten oItw eicsli,lpt aes sfraogmet sh e
Ante-NFiacteh(ne1er8 es8d 5i)td iiornei cntt hlteye xatl,t hotuhgewhyi ll
alwabyeps r ecebdyAe Hdt od ifferetnhtefrimoa mtt ehI en sti(tAuH tio
V.8= .Ad2v erhsauesrb eosoe5k,ss ,e ct8is,ou nb se2c.)t ion
EpideRiexfiesr:fre onmcJ oehsBn e htrr'asn solfwa htaiitoos nf tterna nslated
asD emonstorrPa rtoioofoft n h Aep ostPorleiaccw hiiblneldg i reicnt­ly
seritnettdho te e xt.
Sourccherse t(iSeCnQg)no:et sa tfrioomn sot rhieg airtneaa klfre onmt hcirsi t­
iceadli twihoinic,nh c ltuhdLeea st tienxG tr,efr eakg meSnytrsai,na dc
Armenian vFarreinatcnrhta sn,s (laSaCnt dir o=onvo:o: rl1o.4po 7.1, 4 7).
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