Ten myths about Calvinism : [manuscript] : recovering the breadth of the Reformed tradition /

Stewart, Kenneth J.

Ten myths about Calvinism : recovering the breadth of the Reformed tradition / [manuscript] : Kenneth J. Stewart. - Downers Grove, Ill. : Nottingham, England : IVP Academic ; Apollos, c2011. - 300 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

One man (Calvin) and one city (Geneva) are determinative -- Calvin's view of predestination must be ours -- TULIP is the yardstick of the truly Reformed -- Calvinists take a dim view of revival and awakening -- Calvinism is largely antimissionary -- Calvinism promotes antinomianism -- Calvinism leads to theocracy -- Calvinism undermines the creative arts -- Calvinism resists gender equality -- Calvinism has fostered racial inequality -- Recovering our bearings: Calvinism in the twenty-first century.

Ken Stewart identifies ten myths held by either or both Calvinists and non-Calvinists and shows how they are gross mischaracterizations of that theological stream. Certain of these persistent stereotypes that defy historical research often present a truncated view of the depth and breadth of the Reformed tradition. Others, although erroneous, are nevertheless used to dismiss outright this rich body of biblical theological teaching. --from publisher description.

9780830838981 (pbk.) 0830838988 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2010040602


Calvinism.
Reformed Church--Doctrines.

BX9422.3 / .S76 2011

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