It is to be lamented that the term irresistible grace has ever been used, since it suggests the idea of a mechanical and coercive influence upon an unwilling subject, while, in truth, it is the transcendent act of the infinite Creator, making the creature spontaneously willing.

A.A. Hodge (1823–1886), Theologe

Topics: Grace & Redemption

A.A. Hodge

Archibald Alexander Hodge (1823–1886) war ein US-amerikanischer presbyterianischer Pastor und Theologieprofessor, der vor allem am Princeton Theological Seminary lehrte. Als Vertreter der reformierten „Old Princeton Theology“ prägte er durch seine Schriften maßgeblich das konservative Verständnis der Verbalinspiration und Irrtumslosigkeit der biblischen Urtexte. Für heutige Bibelleser bietet sein Werk eine didaktisch klare Darlegung klassischer reformierter Dogmatik, während theologische Kritiker seiner Schriftauffassung eine zu scholastisch-rationalistische Prägung vorhalten.

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