Historians and theologians alike have long recognized that at the heart of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation were five declarations (or “solas” that distinguished the movement from other expressions of the Christian faith.

In the Grace Alone Video Lectures, together with accompanying book, Grace Alone, scholar Carl Trueman looks at the historical and biblical roots of the doctrine that salvation is by grace alone, a free gift unmerited by human effort or works. Lessons examine the development of this theme in the early church through the Reformation to the Protestant confessions that still shape the church in the present day. Trueman also explores the biblical means of receiving God's grace through the fellowship of believers, the sacraments, and through the Word of God, and considers how we need to recover this doctrine in the face of today's challenges.

Session Titles and Runtimes:

1 - Introduction (17 min)

2 - Grace in the Bible (24 min)

3 - Grace Narrated: Augustine's Confessions (24 min)

4 - Grace Contested: Augustine versus Pelagius (24 min)

5 - Unexpected Ally: Thomas Aquinas (25 min)

6 - Justification by Grace: Martin Luther (23 min)

7 - Grace Reformed: John Calvin and the Reformed Tradition (21 min)

8 - The Church (24 min)

9 - The Word (27 min)

10 - The Sacraments: Baptism and the Lord's Supper (22 min)

11 - Prayer (29 min)

12 - Conclusion (18 min)