“To my mind [ Jonathan Edwards] is an interesting figure because he is both a canonical Reformed thinker, and yet also someone that pushed the envelope in a number of key areas of theology.” MindInterestingNumbersFiguresKeysAreasTheologyThinkerEnvelopes Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“There is the view I call penal non-substitution, or the penal example view. (It is also called the Governmental View in textbooks of theology.) This is often associated with Arminian theology stemming from the great Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius. However, the view was taken up by [Jonathan] Edwards's disciples in New England, who developed a Calvinistic strand of the doctrine.” ViewsTakenExampleEnglandTheologyDoctrineDiscipleTextbooksDutchStrandsNew EnglandSubstitutionJurists Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“The atonement chapter [from the book Saving Calvinism] shows how there are real riches in Reformed theology that most Christians today have no idea about.” BookIdeasRealShowsTodayChristianRichesTheologySavingNo IdeaChaptersAtonementCalvinismReformed Theology Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“Reformed theology belongs to this confessional tradition, and Reformed theologians and churches continue to write confessions even today.” WritingTodayChurchTraditionTheologyConfessionTheologianReformed Theology Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“It is often reported that the Five Points of Calvinism are the conceptual hard-core of Reformed thought. That is very misleading. The Five Points supposedly originate with the Synod of Dort in the early seventeenth century. Yet we find important Reformed leaders who were signatories to that documentation who don't think that limited atonement is the right way to think about the scope of Christ's saving work. How can this be? The answer that recent historical theology has thrown up is that the canons of the Synod don't require adherence to the doctrine of limited atonement.” ThinkingWayImportantHardChristAnswersLeaderFiveCenturyHistoricalCoreTheologyDoctrineSavingThrownRight WayScopeMisleadAtonementCanonAdherenceCalvinismDocumentationHard Core Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“I think everyone who has an interest in Reformed theology, or just in Christian theology more generally, should read John Calvin Institutes.” ThinkingShouldChristianInterestTheologyInstituteChristian TheologyInstitutesReformed Theology Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“One of the things we in the Reformed tradition are very good at is writing doctrinal theology!” WritingTraditionVery GoodTheology Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“[John] Calvin's Institutes is often called a summary of Christian piety. You can't say that about many modern works of theology. You can say it of Calvin.” ChristianModernTheologyPietyInstituteSummaryInstitutes Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“The best Reformed theology isn't just about careful arguments for theologically sophisticated conclusions. It is about how to live the Christian life.” ChristianArgumentCarefulTheologyChristian LifeConclusionSophisticatedReformed Theology Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“That is the great contribution of Reformed thinking to the Christian church: theology for a life well-lived.” ThinkingWellsChristianChurchTheologyContributionChristian ChurchLife Well Lived Author:Oliver D. Crisp
