the doctrine of dispensation in the thought of John William Fletcher (1729-1785) Frazier, J. Russell creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. enk 2014 monographic eng

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1 online resource. John William Fletcher (1729-1785) was a seminal theologian during the early Methodist movement and in the Church of England in the eighteenth century. Best known for the Checks to Antinomianism, he established a theology of history to defend the church against the encroachment of antinomianism as a polemic against hyper-Calvinism. Fletcher believed that the hyper-Calvinist system of divine fiat and finished salvation did not take seriously enough either the activity of God in salvation history or an individual believer's personal progress in salvation. Fletcher made the doctrine of accommodatio. Front cover; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Milieu of Fletcher's Theology; 2. God of nature and of Grace: Theological Foundations for the Doctrine of Dispensations; 3. The Doctrine of Dispensations: An Overview; 4. The Dispensation of the Father; 5. The Dispensation of the Son; 6. The Dispensation of the Spirit; Conclusion; Bibliography; Back cover. J. Russell Frazier. Includes bibliographical references. Fletcher, John 1729-1785 Fletcher, John 1729-1785 Methodism Doctrines Dispensationalism RELIGION / Christianity / Methodist Dispensationalism Methodism Doctrines Conduct of life Fletcher, John, 1729-1785 Theology God (Christianity) Attributes Methodism History BX8495.F6 287.5092 Frazier, J. Russell, author. 9780227902608 0227902602 22573/ctt1cg7c79 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=852861 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=852861 UKMGB 140821 20200709060229.0 ocn889519938 eng