Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction

1. Anselm of Canterbury
2. Bernard of Clairvaux
3. Peter Lombard
4. Thomas Aquinas on Sin
5. Thomas Aquinas on Grace
6. Thomas Aquinas on Free Will
7. Martin Luther
8. Huldrych Zwingli
9. John Calvin
10. The Council of Trent

Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Matthew Knell is Lecturer in Historical Theology and Church History at the London School of Theology, as well as lecturing for Notre Dame University, Indiana, in the London Global Gateway and for the London programme of Biola University. He studies historical theology and is the author of Sin, Grace and Free Will: A Historical Survey of Christian Thought - Volume 1: The Apostolic Fathers to Augustine ( James Clarke & Co., 2017). In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, two daughters and his students past and present.

Reviews

"There are other books on sin, grace and free will, written from a systematic or historical perspective, but this book is unique. It focusses on the primary texts and contains substantial extracts from them. So this 'historical survey' can indeed justly be called a 'reader'. The extensive extracts enable readers to experience the writings of the early church fathers for themselves and, where they wish, go back to these writings to read more. A very useful work that is heartily recommended."
Tony Lane, Professor of Historical Theology, London School of Theology

well-argued, clear and engaging. an ideal resource for teaching and writing on medieval and reformation theology, it is highly recommended
Nathan Hood. Uni of Glasgow, Expository Times 131(1) october 2019

I found that Knell's representational approach to themes in sin, grace and free will was well-executed, because he took great care to address points of conflict between the thinkers, but without privileging on thinker over another. The complexity of thought presented in the selected passages "stretches our minds well beyond any automatic understanding", but Knell's didactic approach to knowledge exchange inspires that mental "stretch" by making it fulfilling.
Sheena Jary, Renaissance and Reformation 43.2 (Spring 2020)