In the last post we noted Calvin's strong view of God's grace. Such grace, when it is truly saving grace, does not merely prompt or assist or suggest to a person what he or she needs to do. It renews ...
When I was in graduate school, I wryly referred to myself as the most Reformed living human since John Calvin. To my surprise, this assertion did not win me friends or influence people. A cradle ...
On the face of it, it does not seem difficult to state the contradictions that beset a doctrine of predestination. An absolute sense that God determines the outcome of our lives cuts the nerve of ...
Calvinists, says one Calvinist, misunderstand some of their history and theology. A review of ‘Ten Myths About Calvinism.’ Type "Calvinism" into any web browser and you're likely to find multiple ...
One reason for thinking in a fresh way about Calvin is that 2009 marks the 500th anniversary of his birth. Why is it worth celebrating this anniversary? Calvin is, by any standards, a "world figure", ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
An interview with author James K.A. Smith: Calvinism, as you say in the intro to the book, seems to be hip again. Time Magazine recently named Calvinism as one of “10 ideas changing the world right ...
John Calvin did not, as it turns out, invent capitalism. But he might have made possible the modern novel. In the 500 years since his birth in a small town north of Paris, in 1509, Calvin has remained ...
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