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Title: Repetitve and unambitious
Review: This book consists of five chapters: historical and theological setting, structure and argument, sources, doctrine, and conclusion. I got halfway through the book, but had to stop because it became too repetitive. There is no need to outline both the argument and the doctrine of the argument, as there is no need to discuss both the setting and the sources. The substance of the book is clear and helpful in understanding what was in Faustus's treatise. As far as I can tell, Faustus's De Gratia has not been translated. Smith's work is obviously a dissertation, beefed up either to satisfy his committee or the length requirements of the publisher. It seems to me a translation of De Gratia would have been better than this unambitious and largely uninteresting book.
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