The holy one in our midst: A dogmatic defense of the extra Calvinisticum

This dissertation offers a cumulative case argument for the extra Calvinisticum. Chapter 1 surveys past discussion of the extra and highlights its relevance for dogmatic theology, analytic theology, and the theological interpretation of scripture. Chapter 2 states the most significant theological objections to the extra by examining the thought of Isaak Dorner, Karl Barth, Bruce McCormack, and Darren Sumner. The five objections are the Nestorian Objection, the Worship Objection, the Incomplete Incarnation Objection, the Humiliation Objection, and the Speculation Objection. Chapter 3 defuses the five objections stated in chapter 2 by making use of the tools of analytic theology. Chapter 4 examines the types of arguments used to support the extra and advances a neglected biblical argument for it. Additionally, chapter 4 argues that the extra is a theological concept that assists in understanding the biblical concept of the temple and is therefore biblically warranted. Chapter 5 refutes the thesis that the extra ought to function only in Christology and distinguishes between proper and improper expansions of the doctrine. Chapter 6 offers a summary of the argument by way of a set of theses and identifies several significant avenues of future research.