The Spiritual Condition of Infants: A Biblical-Historical Survey and Systematic Proposal - Softcover

Harwood, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608998444 ISBN 13: 9781608998449

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2011

Synopsis

What is the spiritual condition of infants? According to the Augustinian-Calvinist view, all people inherit from the first Adam both a sinful nature and his guilt. The result is that all infants are subject to the judgment of God against their nature before they knowingly commit any sinful actions. But is this the clear teaching of Scripture? In The Spiritual Condition of Infants, Adam Harwood examines ten relevant biblical texts and the writings of sixteen theologians in order to clarify the spiritual condition of infants. Although no passage explicitly states the spiritual condition of infants, each text makes contributions by addressing the doctrines of man, sin, the church, and salvation. If this biblical-historical analysis exposes the traditional Augustinian-Calvinist view to be inadequate, then is it possible to construct an alternate view of the spiritual condition of infants? Such a view should remain faithful to the biblical emphasis on humankind's connection to Adam and his sin but also recognize the guilt and condemnation of an individual only in the manner and time that God does in Scripture. That is the aim of this book.

About this title

About the Author:

Adam Harwood is Assistant Professor of Christian Studies at Truett-McConnell College at Cleveland, Georgia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1608998444
• ISBN 13: 9781608998449
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196