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Negative Experience in Calvin’s Institutes and Its Systematic Consequences

Volume: 6 Number: 11 June 30, 2019
  • William A. Wrıght
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Negative Experience in Calvin’s Institutes and Its Systematic Consequences

Abstract

In this study, the place and importance of the term “negative experience” in Calvin’s well-known book “the Institutes of the Christian Religion” is examined as well as the shifts in Calvin’s theology as a result of his explanations to this issue. The effects of negative experience on people’s belief and the types of belief are also pointed out and every aspect of the issue is discussed within Calvin’s Institutes, as a result important question about Calvin’s theology occurred. In the end it seemed that Calvin has given different answers that are contrary to each other to the same questions throughout his life span or his book. It is also detected that the issue of negative experience caused some contradictory explanations of the missions of the Persons in Holy Trinity.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Religious Studies

Journal Section

Translation

Authors

William A. Wrıght

Publication Date

June 30, 2019

Submission Date

April 16, 2019

Acceptance Date

June 25, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 6 Number: 11

ISNAD
Wrıght, William A. “Kalvin’in Enstitüleri’nde Negatif Tecrübe Ve Bunun Sistematik Sonuçları”. Mütefekkir. Trans. Mahmut Toptaş 6/11 (June 1, 2019): 255-276. https://doi.org/10.30523/mutefekkir.584418.