Preface Introduction Chapter 1. William Perkins and his Contemporaries on "Free Will" Chapter 2. Knowing and Willing in Freedom: Divine and Human Chapter 3. The Nature of the Will and its Strength Chapter 4. Liberty and Mutability: the Strength of the Will and the Loss of Grace Chapter 5. Liberty Restored: Grace and the Will in Redemption and Glorification Chapter 6. The Harmony and Consent of Divine and Human Willing Chapter 7. Conclusions Bibliography

"Grace and Freedom will be of interest to those contemplating the question of how free will and sovereign grace can coexist without contradiction and is essential reading for specialists in the field." -- Andrew S. Ballitch, Westwood Alliance Church, Mansfield, Ohio, USA, Evangelical Quarterly "This is a challenging and important book. Any historian who wants to discuss early modern Reformed thought competently will need to familiarise themselves with the conceptual landscape that Muller so ably maps out." -- Matthew N. Payne, Journal of Ecclesiastical History "The issue of God's grace and human freedom has been of ongoing importance to Christian theology. Muller's book examines this key point of contention between Reformed Protestants and Roman Catholicism. It also illuminates the Reformed orthodox understanding of free choice and whether modern terminology of "libertarianism" and "compatibilism" are legitimate ways to discuss Reformed viewpoints." -- Donald K. McKim, Church History Reviews "...[the book] ought to be read, and read with patience and care. Like all of Muller's works, Grace and Freedom repays such patience and care. I hope that beyond its contribution to Perkins studies and the historiographical debates with the Utrecht School, Helm, and others, this work will also signal the need, especially among the young, restless and reformed or new Calvinist types, for care and detailed attention to the Reformed tradition's understanding of nature and grace." -- Joshua Schendel, Modern Reformation "No-one has done more than Richard A. Muller to shape our approach to early modern historical theology ... [an] important new book" -- Crawford Gribben, New Books Network

Selling point: Discusses a topic in Perkins's work, grace and free choice, that has not been previously examined in detail Selling point: Offers a clearer sense of the international scope of early modern English Reformed theology and of the forces that contributed to its development Selling point: Examines Perkins's thought in the context of contemporary English and continental works

Selling point: Discusses a topic in Perkins's work, grace and free choice, that has not been previously examined in detail Selling point: Offers a clearer sense of the international scope of early modern English Reformed theology and of the forces that contributed to its development Selling point: Examines Perkins's thought in the context of contemporary English and continental works