Description: Gregory Graybill charts the progression of Phillipp Melanchthon's position on free will and divine predestination as he shifts from agreement to an important innovation upon Martin Luther's thought and demonstrates how he came to believe that the human will does play a key role in the origins of a saving faith in Jesus Christ.
Review Quotes: "Graybill's treatment of Melanchthon is impressive not just for his investigation into Melanchton's theology but in his ability to compare Melanchthon to theologians prior to the sixteenth century...Graybill's work is commendable for its impressive Reformation Scholarship."--Sixteenth Century Journal
"By closely reading Melanchthon's texts, Graybill clearly shows that Melanchthon saw a connection betweeen faith and the will...Graybill documents his argument thoroughly."--Lutheran Quarterly