Monergism vs Synergism and Apostolic Succession(for and against)?
Are you looking for a single book that addresses all three issues? The first two aren't usually discussed alongside the third.
A basic search should reveal what you have in your library. I searched Monergism AND Synergism and turned up about 70 references in the first instance. And that is only individual sentences containing both terms.
That would give enough for a way into the topic. Likewise, Apostolic Succession turned up a few hundred references.
At least such searches provide a way in for further research.
Every blessing
Alan
No I was looking for two books one based on Monergism vs Synergism and one for Apostolic Succession. I apologize for not making that clearer.
Monergism vs Synergism and Apostolic Succession(for and against)? A basic search should reveal what you have in your library. I searched Monergism AND Synergism and turned up about 70 references in the first instance. And that is only individual sentences containing both terms. That would give enough for a way into the topic. Likewise, Apostolic Succession turned up a few hundred references. At least such searches provide a way in for further research. Every blessing Alan
I didn't even consider doing a search to see if my library had any resources on those subjects which after doing a search I do. Thanks for responding guys. I appreciate it. God Bless you all always forever!
James
No I was looking for two books one based on Monergism vs Synergism
Michael Horton's "For Calvinism" (monergism) and Roger Olsen's "Against Calvinism" (synergism) are both in Logos, though Olsen's book isn't really a positive case for synergism.
I have innumerable books in my library on monergism, so it's hard for me to narrow it down. Perhaps Boettner's "The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination"?
Hope this helps,
Donnie
An everything search on "apostolic succession" brings up 11 resources in my library including:
Rogers, Gregory. Apostolic Succession. Third Edition. Ben Lomond, CA: Conciliar Press, 2000.
Gore, Charles. Orders and Unity. London: John Murray, 1909. (Anglican)
Benedict XVI. God’s Word: Scripture—Tradition—Office. Edited by Peter Hünermann and Thomas Söding. Translated by Henry Taylor. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2008.
Kramm, H. H. The Theology of Martin Luther. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2009. (Lutheran)
MJ and Donnie thanks for the suggestions. God Bless you both always forever!
Another one by Charles Gore on apostolic succession (defending it from an Anglican perspective) is
The Church and the Ministry
There is also
Dissertations on the Apostolic Age by Joseph Barber Lightfoot
There is a section called "Monergism vs. Synergism—Which View Is Correct?" in Got Questions? Bible Questions Answered. It is a pretty clear discussion of the differences between the two, though it's necessarily short (only 3 pages when printed/exported). It does come down after weighing the evidence on both sides on the side of monergism.
Searching Everything found 16 articles in => Huge encyclopaedia: The Dictionary of Christianity and the Bible that noted labels Calvinist and Arminian are more frequently used. Searching Heading Text and Large Text for:
Monergism Synergism
found articles
in Got Questions? Bible Questions Answered.
and Four Views on God and Canaanite Genocide: Show Them No Mercy
Searching Heading Text and Large Text for:
Calvinist Arminian
included Four Views on Eternal Security that is one resource that discusses Monergism and Synergism with four proponents that offer their primary position and counter-points to the other three.
Searching Library for "Apostolic Succession" articles found 58 resources:
Also found "Apostolic Succession" in 319 articles => Huge encyclopaedia: The Dictionary of Christianity and the Bible
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Looks like I got some new resources to check out. Thanks guys and God Bless you all always!
