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podcast 81 – Dr. Oliver Crisp on the breadth of Reformed tradition

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detail of John Calvin by Oliver Crisp, cover of his Deviant CalvinismIn his 2014 book Deviant Calvinism, Dr. Oliver Crisp explores the boundaries of Reformed theology by way of various historical theologians. In his view, some, including the North American “New Calvinists,” (aka the “young, restless, and Reformed”) focus too narrowly on the famous Five Points of Calvinism (famously summarized in the acronym TULIP – Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, Irresistible grace, and Perseverance of the saints).

But just how broad is the tradition? Does it include Anglicans? Arminians? The Anabaptists? In this episode, Dr. Crisp and I discuss these and related questions.

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Next week, Dr. Crisp and I will discuss the controversial ideas of libertarian Calvinism and universalism.

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  1. Sorry about the couple of obvious audio problems with this episode… my software did some funky things with the musical transitions, and I didn’t have time today to redo it all.

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