Justification and Good Works: A Study of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification

Author

Justin Chay

Defense Date

10-22-2009

Graduation Date

Fall 2009

Availability

Immediate Access

Submission Type

dissertation

Degree Name

PhD

Department

Theology

School

McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts

Committee Chair

Gerald Boodoo

Committee Member

William Wright

Committee Member

Radu Bordeianu

Keywords

Doctrine of justification, Ecumenical, Good works, Human responsibility, Justification, Salvation

Abstract

The doctrine of justification tells how the saving grace of God in Christ can be actualized in the believers. Because of the very importance of this doctrine, disputes broke out between Augustine and Pelagius, later in the medieval period, and most importantly during the Reformation period - which led to mutual condemnations and the division of the Western church. The church still does not have a unified voice in interpreting the doctrine despite recent ecumenical dialogues, which culminated in the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification in 1999.

Format

PDF

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Chay, J. (2009). Justification and Good Works: A Study of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/395