Yesterday (Nov. 24, 2013) I participated in a vigorous and invigorating panel discussion (followed by questions from the scholarly audience) about Arminius. The focus of the discussion was two new books about Arminius. (I have…
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Roger Olson, “My Response to Two Books about Arminius”
Response to W. Stephen Gunter, Arminius and His Declaration of Sentiments and Keith D. Stanglin and Thomas H. McCall, Jacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace Roger E. Olson These two books are significant contributions to what I call the…
An Interesting Comment on Roger Olson’s Call for More Attention to Theology among Arminians
This comment was left by someone identified as Will at Roger Olson’s blog on his post, “Needed: Robust Arminian Theology for Lay People (Especially Youth)”: I completely agree. I just want to say thanks Roger…
Roger Olson Q & A Session after His Lecture “Why Calvinism is Not a Transcript of the Gospel”
Arminian theologian Dr. Roger Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics at Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, spoke at Assembly of God Theological Seminary on November 11, 2013 on the topic “Why Calvinism…
Roger Olson, “Why Calvinism Is Not a Transcript of the Gospel” (Video)
Arminian theologian Dr. Roger Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics at Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, spoke on Monday, November 11, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the William J. Seymour…
Roger Olson, “Needed: Robust Arminian Theology for Lay People (Especially Youth)”
As most people who come here know, a “new Calvinism” movement (some prefer to call it “neo-Puritanism” and others call it the “Young, Restless, Reformed” movement is spreading like wildfire among evangelical Christians, especially young…
A. W. Tozer on Prevenient Grace
Christian theology teaches the doctrine of prevenient grace, which briefly stated means this, that before a man can seek God, God must first have sought the man. Before a sinful man can think a right…
J. W. Wartick, “A Denial of Theological Determinism”
Click on the link to view J. W. Wartick, “A Denial of Theological Determinism”.
An Interview with Arminius Scholar Dr. Keith Stanglin
Please click on the link to view An Interview with Arminius Scholar Dr. Keith Stanglin.
Roger Olson, “Must One Agree with Arminius to be Arminian?”
I will be responding to two new books about Arminius at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion. The session is A24-274 Evangelical Studies Group and Open and Relational Theologies Group (joint…
Donald C. Stamps on Individual Apostasy
The following is from Donald C. Stamps, Life in the Spirit Study Bible, pp. 1962-63: The Greek words for apostasy appear twice in the NT in the noun form apostasia, (Acts 21:21; 2 Thes 2:3)…
Against Theological Determinism / Compatibilism
[Taken from http://theosophical.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/against-theological-determinism-compatibilism/. Please note: The edition of Philosophia Christi referred to is no longer the latest edition. We would also qualify the author’s definition of a “theological determinist” from being merely that God’s sovereignty extends meticulously…
An Arminian and a Calvinist Share the Gospel Together
Even though this video does not consider Arminian/Calvinist issues specifically, we include it here because the gospel is fundamental to our identity as evangelicals and to highlight how Arminians and Calvinists have the same basic…
T. E. Hanna, “Three Reasons Why I Preach An Arminian Theology”
I think it is fair to say that our contemporary Christian subculture is saturated in a Reformed theology. This isn’t necessarily bad. Many of these voices hail from brilliant scholars whose knowledge and wisdom adds…
Some Brief Notes on the FACTS Write-up
by Brian Abasciano I just wanted to share some brief notes about my article, “The FACTS of Salvation: A Summary of Arminian Theology/the Biblical Doctrines of Grace,” recently published here at the website of the Society…
The FACTS of Salvation: A Summary of Arminian Theology/the Biblical Doctrines of Grace
The FACTS of Salvation: A Summary of Arminian Theology/the Biblical Doctrines of Grace By Brian Abasciano (For a pdf file of the present article, see here.) The distinctive tenets of Arminian theology may…
Ben Witherington III, “Why I’m Not a Calvinist”
this video, distinguished New Testament scholar Ben Witherington shares his reason why he’s not a Calvinist. You can also view the video at Dr. Witherington’s blog, where he interacts with commenters. Youtube: https://youtu.be/KjUYw6Vg0bQ?si=VR1oeztRsmAbQbsx
Roger Olson, “A Dip into the Depths of the Doctrine of God: Discussion of the Non-Competitive View of Divine and Human Agencies”
[Taken from here, where comments can be made.] Recently I posted here an imaginary conversation between a Calvinist and an Arminian—about God’s sovereignty. At one point I inserted a common comment made by especially intellectually…
Why Some Arminians Believe Molinism Is Incoherent
[This post was taken from here, where comments can be made, and was originally a comment on this Roger Olson post.] Very nice essay, Roger. You’ve put your finger on a key internal tension within…
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