Calvin's ladder : a spiritual theology of ascent and ascension - Canlis, Julie, 1973- (Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2010)
Ladders of ascent : a brief history -- Creation : the ground and grammar of ascent -- Christ : the ascending one -- The spirit : the eucharistic ascent -- The ascending vision of Irenaeus -- Reforming ascent : Irenaeus, Calvin, and Christian spirituality.
Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 2005 under title: The ascent of humanity in Calvin : anthropology, ascension, and participation : continuity with an Irenaean theme?
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-272) and indexes.
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Keywords: Calvin, Jean, -- 1509-1564.; Ascension of the soul; Spirituality -- Reformed Church; Reformed Church -- Doctrines