Absolute Person and Moral Experience

A Study in Neo-Calvinism

Nathan D. Shannon

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
22 February 2024

Christian theology; Theology

Series: T&T Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethics

Presenting a neo-Calvinist account of human moral experience, this book is an advance upon the tradition of Augustinian moral theology.

The first two chapters are theological interpretations of Genesis 2:17 and 3:6 respectively. Chapter 3 approaches the neo-Calvinist notion of God as absolute person through a consideration of theologies of human reason and history. Chapter 4 considers the relationship between absolute person and classical trinitarianism, and the significance of absolute person for accommodation, hermeneutics, and the Creator/creature relation and distinction. The fifth chapter considers the role of the incarnation in Bavinck’s thought, and thus provides a backdrop for reflection upon absolute person from a biblical theological point of view.

Shannon concludes with the claim that, according to the Bavincks, Vos, and Van Til, human moral experience is the product of a divine self-expression primarily in the Son.

By: Nathan D. Shannon
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780567707390
ISBN 10: 0567707393
Series: T&T Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethics
Pages: 222
Publication Date: 22 February 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Chapter 1: Divine Moral Character Self-Given Chapter 2: Divine Moral Character Transgressed Chapter 3: Absolute Person, Reason, and History Chapter 4: From Meta-Ethics to Trinity to Accommodation Chapter 5: Bavinck on the Uniqueness of the Incarnation Conclusion: Moral Experience and the Son Forsaken Bibliography Index

Nathan D. Shannon is Lecturer in Apologetics and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, USA

Reviews for Absolute Person and Moral Experience: A Study in Neo-Calvinism

It is emblematic of neo-Calvinism’s global impact that its theology is now elaborated with great skill by an American scholar who graduated in the Netherlands and taught in Korea. Focusing on what unites instead of what divides them, Dr Shannon probes the theological resources of Bavinck, Vos and Van Til in a compelling attempt to tease out the contours of a neo-Calvinist account of moral experience. -- Gijsbert van den Brink, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands Nathan Shannon’s erudite study demonstrates how neo-Calvinism affirms that the history of redemptive economy presupposes both divine immutability and actual relationality in God’s triune essence. This is an encouraging breakthrough for readers wearied by false dichotomies between orthodoxy and ideas that are often thought to be modern inventions. -- Shao Kai Tseng, Zhejiang University, China