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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