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How Strong Must Justifying Faith Be?

John Calvin on justifying faith (Institutes of the Christian Religion 3.18.8): The power of justifying which belongs to faith consists not in …

Was John Calvin a Christian Hedonist?

The following selection from Calvin’s Institutes suggests his preference for gratitude as a motivation for obedience – he also seems to ground …

Calvinism and Liberty go Hand in Hand

From Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism (Eerdmans 1931:70): Every competent historian will without exception confirm the words of Bancroft: “The fanatic for …

4 1/2 Point Calvinists?

Blogger Tony Byrnes blogged over at Theological Meditations: Sufficiency Analogies on the sufficiency of the atonement as understood historically in its theological development. You …

Honoring John Piper

Justin Taylor and Sam Storms served as editors of a book that was released at the 2010 Desiring God “Think” Conference. The …

Another Pentecostal Calvinist?

I have long thought, from my own experience in a Pentecostal setting while growing up, that Pentecostals must embrace the Sovereignty of …

New Calvinism and Holy Hip Hop

I just finished listening to a 9Marks Audio installment where Mark Dever interview Christian hip hop artists shai linne and Voice.  I’ve …

American hermeneutics and slavery

After chronicling the Americanization of Calvinist and Methodist theology, Mark Noll in America’s God turns to American biblical hermeneutics, the way that …

Calvinism in China

Andrew Brown, blogging at the Guardian’s website, writes about his conversation with Rev. Dr. May Tan, who seems to be a Chinese …

Calvinists En Vogue?

Time Magazine just released the 10 ideas that are most changing the WORLD right now. #3 on the list was…ummm prepare yourself, …

"Emotional Calvinism" reaching Muslims in Turkey

                     I was pleased that Christianity Today focused an article on Christianity in Turkey, “Jesus in Turkey” (http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/january/12.25.html?start=2). The article notes that Turkey …