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Justification and the Gospel: Understanding the Contexts and Controversies is unavailable, but you can change that!

Seeking to move beyond current heated debates on justification, this accessible introduction offers a fresh, alternative approach to a central theological topic. R. Michael Allen locates justification within the wider context of the Gospel, allowing for more thoughtful engagement with the Bible, historical theology, and the life of the church. Allen considers some of the liveliest recent debates...

For decades now, the doctrine of justification has been revised, reshaped, and reformed. From ecumenical and exegetical angles, the traditional Protestant consensus has been altered by joint declarations and new perspectives. The new consensus is simple: the classic articulation of justification by faith alone—prized by the Reformation theologians, espoused by their church confessions, and expounded by their dogmatics—will not cut it today. What might be left in its place is up for grabs,
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