Fesko’s Beyond Calvin (10), Metaphysics and Justification, pt. 6 (Zanchi)

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Fesko turns next to Zanchi as the first representative of the period of "Early Orthodoxy" (41-44). Fesko notes some helpful studies on Zanchi in a footnote and appropriately mentions his often overlooked but real importance as a window into a period of transition. However, we detect more of the author's characteristic over-reaction when he blames

Fesko’s Beyond Calvin (7): An Addendum on Transforming Texts

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As an addendum to my last post, in which I pointed to Fesko's transformation of Calvin's text, I point now to a similar phenomenon in an earlier publication but in a very similar context. I do so in order to accent the programmatic nature of this way of handling texts, and to illustrate the real

Fesko’s Beyond Calvin (4): Metaphysics and Justification, pt 1

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The leading essay of Beyond Calvin is called "Metaphysics and Justification" (pp. 34-52). This is a lightly revised version of an article first published under the title, "Metaphysics and Justification in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Reformed Theology" in Calvin Theological Journal 46 (April, 2011):  29-47. If you are interested in reading only a few posts in this series, I

Fesko’s Beyond Calvin (3): The State of the Question, pt 2

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(Continued) When Fesko turns from Gaffin to summarize my work and the work of Evans, Fesko notes my effort to compare Calvin’s views with Luther, Melanchthon, and Osiander (21). Fesko also provides a summary of what he regards as the conclusions of my study. I’ll take each point in turn. 1. “First,” says Fesko, “Garcia rejects

Fesko’s Beyond Calvin (2): The State of the Question, pt 1

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You will quickly discover why I could not put this material into a traditional journal review. With my apologies for its length, I suggest you print this out, settle into a comfy chair, and read these notes in one hand while holding a glass of red in the other. (I recommend a quality Malbec.) And

Union with Christ, the Reformed tradition, and Research: Reading Fesko (1)

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I have been asked repeatedly in recent years if I intend to write in response to the publications by John Fesko, the Academic Dean of Westminster Seminary California in Escondido and a professor of theology there. One reason I have been asked if I intend to do so is rather straightforward: Fesko has written a