Problems of Authority in the Reformation Debates

ISBN: 9780521892469 出版年：1992 页码：346 G R Evans Cambridge University Press

Preface Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Principal collections of articles and theses mentioned in the text Introduction Part I. Authority For the Truth of the Faith: 1. The authority of the text 2. Authoritative testimony 3. Authoritative proof Part II. Saving Authority: 4. Powerlessness before sin 5. Justification 6. The empowering of the will for good Part III. Authority in the Church to Reconcile: 7. The saving power of the sacraments 8. The penitential system and 'power to bind and loose' 9. The Eucharist and authority to forgive Part IV. Authority in the Visible Community: 10. Visible and invisible 11. The two swords and the political analogy 12. Making ministers 13. Higher authority Part V. The Authority of Common Sense: 14. A decision-making body 15. Decision-making in a divided Church Conclusion: the unity we seek Select bibliography Index.