The Captivation of the Will <subTitle>Luther vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Paulson, Steven</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">7:4</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company</publisher> <dateIssued>2005</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>118tr.</extent> <extent>Paperback, Illustration</extent> <extent>23 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>The Captivation of the Will provocatively revisits a perennial topic of controversy: human free will. Highly esteemed Lutheran thinker Gerhard O. Forde cuts to the heart of the subject by reexamining the famous debate on the will between Luther and Erasmus. Following a substantial introduction by James A. Nestingen that brings to life the historical background of the debate, Forde thoroughly explores Luther's ""Bondage of the Will"" and the dispute between Erasmus and Luther that it reflects. In the process of exposing this debate's enduring significance for Christians, Forde highlights its central arguments about Scripture, God, the will, and salvation in Christ. Luther recognized that the only solution for humans bound by sin is the forgiveness that comes from Christ alone. Convinced that this insight represents the heart of the Christian gospel, Forde concludes with ten sermons that proclaim the message of salvation through Christ alone while elegantly relating theological inquiry to everyday life.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Steven Paulson</note> <subject> <topic>Luther, Martin -- 1483-1546</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Free will and determinism Religious aspects Christianity</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Religion -- Christian Theology -- Soteriology</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">233.7</classification> <classification authority="ddc">P332-S84</classification> <identifier type="isbn">0802829066, 9780802829061</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15647/60.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15647/60.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2024-1</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071514.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>