Arminius on the Assurance of Salvation: The Context, Roots, and Shape of the Leiden Debate, 1603-1609 (Brill's Series in Church History, 27)

Book info: Arminius on the Assurance of Salvation: The Context, Roots, and Shape of the Leiden Debate, 1603-1609 (Brill's Series in Church History, 27) (Hardcover, 286 pages) – Brill, 2007. Language: English.

Although scholarship has treated, on the one hand, some aspects of Jacobus Arminius’s theology, and on the other hand, the doctrine of assurance in the Reformed theologians of early Protestant orthodoxy, nevertheless proper attention has not yet been given to the intersection of these topics: Arminius’s doctrine of assurance. With special attention to previously neglected primary sources, this book offers stimulating insights into the academic context of Arminius, and, along with a comparative analysis of his colleagues at Leiden University, explores new horizons in his doctrines of salvation and assurance. Arminius’s search for true assurance of salvation emerges as a decisive factor in his famous dissent from Reformed theology. Editorial Reviews Review "Stanglin is descriptive without overtly desiring to adjudge orthodoxy, displaying an expert and precise ability to define complex scholastic forms of argument customary in academic discourse. [...] Stanglin writes well and his topic is worthy. His book should be used in Reformation studies in general and in courses that examine the developments of seventeenth-century Reformed theology in particular."
Jeremy J. Bangs, Leiden American Pilgrim Museum, Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture, Vol. 77, No. 4 (December 2008).

“Stanglin’s study is crisp, sympathetic, close to the primary texts and highly convincing.”
Stephen Hampton, Peterhouse, Cambridge. In: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 59, No. 4 (2008).

“This well-focused study … is a highly useful contribution to our understanding of the history of Reformed scholasticism.”
Arnoud Visser, Utrecht University. In: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. 1 (Spring 2008).

“Keith Stanglin's thorough and substantive analysis is a welcome reprieve from cursory and superficial conversations about "Arminianism."
John Mark Hicks, Lipscomb University. In: Restoration Quarterly.

“This is a fascinating and detailed study of some of the essentials of Arminius’s thought.”
Linda Gottschalk-Stuckrath, Leiden. In: Church History and Religious Culture, Vol. 87, No. 3 (2007).

“This excellent monograph is now the place to begin for English-language readers seeking a scholarly treatment of Arminius on salvation.”
Douglas A. Sweeney Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. In: Trinity Journal.

“To understand Arminius on salvation or, more generally, Reformed theology at Leiden during this period, this is the best resource available”.
Thomas H. McCall, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. In: ThemeliosVol. 35, No. 1 (April 2010).

About the Author Keith D. Stanglin, Ph.D. (2006) in Historical Theology, Calvin Theological Seminary, is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Harding University. He has published articles in Trinity Journal, Westminster Theological Journal, and Journal of Religious Ethics.