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Justification

My work on this: everything I’ve written and posted on justification is gathered on the Justification hub. This page collects the best of what others have written.

This is a collection of scholarly works on the doctrine of justification that I gathered over years of study. It leans toward books, treatises, and academic dissertations rather than popular treatments, and it reflects the questions I kept returning to—the Reformation debates over sola fide, the New Perspective on Paul, and the relationship between justification and union with Christ. It’s a working list, not an exhaustive one, so tell me in the comments what you’d add.

It’s organized in 2 sections:

  1. Books and Treatises
  2. Dissertations and Theses

1. Books and Treatises

  1. Aquinas, Thomas. Summa Theologica. Translated by the Fathers of the English Dominican Province. Westminster, MD: Christian Classics, 1948.
  2. Booth, Abraham. The Reign of Grace, from Its Rise to Its Consummation. London, 1768.
  3. Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent. Translated by H. J. Schroeder. London: B. Herder, 1941.
  4. Edwards, Jonathan. “Justification by Faith Alone.” In The Works of Jonathan Edwards, vol. 1. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1974.
  5. Eveson, Philip H. The Great Exchange: Justification by Faith Alone in the Light of Recent Thought. Leominster: Day One, 1996.
  6. Finney, Charles G. Finney’s Systematic Theology. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1994.
  7. Gill, John. The Doctrine of Justification by the Righteousness of Christ, Stated and Maintained. London, 1750.
  8. Grindheim, Sigurd. The Crux of Election: Paul’s Critique of the Jewish Confidence in the Election of Israel. WUNT 2/202. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2005.
  9. Hooker, Richard. A Learned Discourse of Justification, Works, and How the Foundation of Faith Is Overthrown. 1586.
  10. Owen, John. The Doctrine of Justification by Faith. 1677. Reprinted in The Works of John Owen, edited by William H. Goold, vol. 5. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1965.
  11. Seifrid, Mark A. Justification by Faith: The Origin and Development of a Central Pauline Theme. Supplements to Novum Testamentum 68. Leiden: Brill, 1992.

2. Dissertations and Theses

  1. Amen, Alicia Maglaya. “A History of Interpretation of Telos Nomou in Romans 10:4.” PhD diss., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1998.
  2. Chae, Isaac. “Justification and Deification in Augustine: A Study of His Doctrine of Justification.” PhD diss., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1999.
  3. Chin, Clive S. “Unio Mystica and Imitatio Christi: The Two-Dimensional Nature of John Calvin’s Spirituality.” PhD diss., Dallas Theological Seminary, 2002.
  4. Holtzen, Thomas Lee. “Union with God and the Holy Spirit: A New Paradigm of Justification.” PhD diss., Marquette University, 2002.
  5. James, Frank Allison, III. “De Justificatione: The Evolution of Peter Martyr Vermigli’s Doctrine of Justification.” PhD diss., Westminster Theological Seminary, 2000.
  6. Kang, Kevin Woongsan. “Justified by Faith in Christ: Jonathan Edwards’ Doctrine of Justification in Light of Union with Christ.” PhD diss., Westminster Theological Seminary, 2003.
  7. Lee, Randall R. “The Use of Experience in the Theology of Edward Schillebeeckx from the Perspective of a Lutheran Understanding of the Doctrine of Justification.” ThD diss., Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1992.
  8. Liao, Yuan-wei. “Watchman Nee’s Theology of Victory: An Examination and Critique from a Lutheran Perspective.” ThD diss., Luther Seminary, 1997.
  9. Lovett, Russell James. “The Metaphorical Character of Justification by Faith in Galatians and Romans.” PhD diss., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2001.
  10. McIntosh, Bryan Edward. “Paul’s Use of the Old Testament in Defense of Justification by Faith in Romans 4 and Galatians 3.” PhD diss., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003.
  11. Noel, Charles Rhodes. “Sola Fide: Justification by Faith in Evangelical Lutheran–Roman Catholic Ecumenical Dialogue.” PhD diss., Saint Louis University, 1999.
  12. Pratt, Jonathan Ray. “The Relationship Between Justification and Sanctification in Romans 5–8.” PhD diss., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1999.
  13. Reed, Thomas Marvin. “Admission into Grace: Romans 5:1–11 as the Nexus of Justification by Faith and Participation in Christ.” PhD diss., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2000.
  14. Repo, Matti Tauno Antero. “Uskon lahja vai rakkauden päämäärä? Johann Arndtin käsitys vanhurskauttamisesta ja uniosta.” ThD diss., University of Helsinki, 1997.
  15. Seppänen, Arto Tapio. “Unio Christi: Union ja vanhurskauttamisen suhde Anders Nohrborgin postillassa.” ThD diss., University of Helsinki, 1998.
  16. Thomas, Mary Carolyn. “Romans 8:18–30 and Its Relation to the Current Romans Debate.” PhD diss., Fordham University, 1985.
  17. Trammell, Jena Theresa. “The Theology of Grace, Justification, and Baptism in Pearl.” PhD diss., The University of Tennessee, 1998.
  18. Waldron, Samuel Eldon. “Faith, Obedience, and Justification: Current Evangelical Departures from Sola Fide.” PhD diss., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005.
  19. Ye, Sungchul. “Paul, the Doers of the Law, and Gentiles: A Study of Romans 2:12–16.” PhD diss., Fuller Theological Seminary, 2004.