I kissed Calvinism goodbye: Reading Jonathan Edwards Again

I’m reading again Edwards’ “The Freedom of the Will.”  Today Edwards almost persuaded  me to go back to my former allegiance to Calvinistic theology, particularly his position on  the doctrine of  theological determinism and the freedom of the will. However, since I believe  that I have  self-determining freedom  and my will to refuse was the strongest inclination or motive, [...]

Review of John Locke’s An Essay On Human Understanding

John Locke’s Essay on Human Understanding (1690): A Brief Review 
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (AECHU) is perhaps John Locke’s most influential work. Arguably this essay has contributed to the establishment of the modern school of empiricism.[1] Below we will survey briefly the work in question.
As well argued in AECHU and equally by empiricists, “sense experience” [...]

John Locke and Jonathan Edwards, Locke’s Influence on Edwards

Locke’s Influence on Jonathan Edwards: A Brief Note
It was Perry Miller, a prominent Edwardian scholar, who declared decades ago, that “Jonathan Edwards was the greatest philosopher/theologian ever to grace the American scene” (Perry Miller, Jonathan Edwards, 1949). D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones said “No man is more relevant to the present condition of Christianity than Jonathan [...]

Puritan concept of History

Puritan concept of History
This essay argues that the Puritans were strikingly driven by an apocalyptic vision of history and life, and a sense of a divine ordering of everything. From this perspective, we will proceed.
For the Puritans, history was a product of divine necessity and decree. The Puritan conception of history was that historical events [...]

God’s Sovereignty and Human Freedom: A False Dialectic!

Don’t you, too, love this collage? I got it from  Rod. By the way, there’s an article  (STEVEN M. STUDEBAKER’s THE MODE OF DIVINE KNOWLEDGE IN REFORMATION ARMINIANISM AND OPEN THEISM ) posted on the site on the subject matter.
My thoughts on the issue below (in draft form)
God’s Sovereignty and Human Freedom: A False Dialectic!
By [...]

The New Calvinism # 3 : 10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now

My friend Rod refers me to this article in Time. ”The New Calvinism“  is listed  # 3 
 
 
 
among the ” 10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now.”  Here’s the list:
1. Jobs Are The New Assets
2. Recycling the Suburbs
3. The New Calvinism
4. Reinstating the Interstate
5. Amortality
6. Africa, Business Destination
7. The Rent-A-Country
8. Biobanks
9. Survival Stores
10. Ecological Intelligence

ChristianityToday: Calvinists Get Layoff Jitters at Southwestern Seminary

Here’s an excerpt (click here for full content) below:

Pastor Wade Burleson of Enid, Oklahoma, raised the alarm in a February blog post alleging that SWBTS president Paige Patterson had met with professors and implied that the seminary, which is facing economic problems, might first target Calvinist professors if it had to resort to layoffs.
Seminary officials [...]

Who are the NeoReformed?

New Testament scholar Scot Mcknight coined the term “NeoReformed” about two years ago (?). In today’s post, “ Who are the NeoReformed”?, he explains what the expression means and involves.  Give it a read. This is an influential article and I strongly recommend it.