In Retrieving Doctrine: Essays in Reformed Theology Oliver Crisp offers essays analyzing the significance and contribution of several great thinkers in the Reformed tradition, ranging from John Calvin and Jonathan Edwards to Karl Barth, and issues including issues such as universalism, creation, atonement, and more. In addition to showing how these great theologians navigated pressing theological issues in their own context, he provides insightful suggestions and direction for ways in which contemporary readers can draw important insight from the tradition relevant to current discussions. Features:- Includes in-depth essays that engage a wide array of historical thinkers and theological loci
- Examines the thought of major historical figures and introduces readers to several key less familiar figures from the Reformed tradition
- Contains sharp analytic discussions of historical issues with contemporary relevance and application
- Useful as a key text for historical and systematic theology courses in Christian institutions
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