The following comments (slightly edited) are taken from a SEA member while discussing the subject of the problem with the Calvinist “two wills” view and the suggestion that the Arminian position must likewise adopt essentially…
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Brenda B. Colijn, “A Parable of Calvinism”
Please click on the attachment to view Brenda B. Colijn, “A Parable of Calvinism” Ashland Theological Journal 36 (2004) 101-108.
James Arminius, “A Declaration of the Sentiments of Arminius”
Please click on the attachment to view James Arminius, “A Declaration of the Sentiments of Arminius”. This treatise is an accessible introduction to Arminius’ thought. It treats predestination, divine providence, the freedom of the will,…
“Arminius, the Scapegoat of Calvinism,” by Dr. Vic Reasoner
Arminius the Scapegoat of Calvinism (Reasoner)
How Can God’s Glory be “Diminished” in Calvinism?
Calvinist John Mac Arthur in his article, Why Every Calvinist Should be a PreMillennialist, writes: It is impossible to fully understand biblical teaching about the end times apart from understanding the future of Israel, the…
Phillip M. Way, A Five Point Calvinist Speaks Out Against Requiring Calvinism for Salvation
This article was written by Pastor Phillip M. Way, a five point Calvinist! We include it on our site because it criticizes the hyper-Calvinistic view that one must believe Calvinism to be saved, as represented…
Michael Brown/James White Debate CD
Arminian scholar and SEA member Dr. Michael Brown debated with Calvinist scholar and apologist James White on predestination, election, and the will of God at Southern Evangelical Seminary on February 14, 2013. To order the…
The Foreword (by Calvinist Michael Horton), Preface, and First Chapter to Roger Olson’s book, Against Calvinism
The foreword (by Calvinist Michael Horton), preface, and first chapter to Roger Olson’s book, Against Calvinism, is now available online (http://www.zondervan.com/media/samples/pdf/031032467X_samptxt.pdf ) and in the attachment. Olson. Against Calvinism Foreword-Preface-Ch. 1
Jerry L. Walls and Paul Sloan, “What’s Wrong with Calvinism Part VI: Other Key New Testament Texts on Election and Predestination”
From the video’s YouTube page: Part six of a series of theological discussions in which Dr. Jerry L. Walls explains what is wrong with Calvinism. In this segment exploring “Calvinism and the Bible” he and…
Jerry L. Walls and Paul Sloan, “What’s Wrong with Calvinism Part V: A Theological and Contextual Reading of Romans 9”
From the video’s YouTube page: Part five of a series of theological discussions in which Dr. Jerry L. Walls explains what is wrong with Calvinism. In the previous video, he and Paul Sloan explored the…
Jerry L. Walls, “What’s Wrong with Calvinism Part 4: Calvinism and the Bible – The Essential Background to Understand Romans 9”
From the video’s You Tube page: Part four of a series of theological discussions in which Dr. Jerry L. Walls explains what is wrong with Calvinism. In the first three parts of this series, Dr…
Jerry L. Walls, “What’s Wrong With Calvinism, Part 3: Why it Matters”
From the video’s YouTube page:
Part three of a series of theological discussions in which Dr. Jerry L. Walls explains what is wrong with Calvinism. Having explained Calvinism clearly in part one of this series, and pointed out the deepest issues and fatal flaws that separate Calvinism from Arminianism/Wesleyanism in part two, Dr. Walls now explains WHY these issues matter, and how they actually affect the way we live faith centered lives.
Jerry L. Walls, “What’s Wrong With Calvinism, Part 2: The Heart of the Matter”
From the video’s You Tube page: Part two of a series of theological discussions in which Dr. Jerry L. Walls explains what is wrong with Calvinism. Having explained Calvinism clearly in part one of this…
Dr. Jerry Walls, “What’s Wrong With Calvinism”: Part 1 – Understanding Calvinism
Dr. Jerry Walls, co-author of Why I am not a Calvinist, has started a web video series called, “What’s Wrong With Calvinism”. This is part I. Here’s a description from the video’s You Tube page:…
James Beilby, “DIVINE ASEITY, DIVINE FREEDOM: A CONCEPTUAL PROBLEM FOR EDWARDSIAN-CALVINISM”
Please click on the attachment to view James Beilby, “DIVINE ASEITY, DIVINE FREEDOM: A CONCEPTUAL PROBLEM FOR EDWARDSIAN-CALVINISM”, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 47/4 (December 2004) 647–58.
John Goodwin, “Redemption Redeemed”
Now available here online, John Goodwin’s Redemption Redeemed may be the best defense of Arminianism ever written. Published in 1651 by the Arminian Puritan John Goodwin (1593-1665), it is written in seventeenth century English with…
Glen Shellrude, “Calvinism and Problematic Readings of New Testament Texts Or, Why I Am Not a Calvinist”
Dr. Glenn Shellrude is Professor of New Testamen at Alliance Theological Seminary (NYC). He read a version of this paper at the Evangelical Theological Society’s 2010 annual meeting, and has provided us with a version…
Glen Shellrude, “The Freedom of God in Mercy and Judgment: A Libertarian Reading of Romans 9:6-29”
Please click on the attachment to view Glen Shellrude, “The Freedom of God in Mercy and Judgment: A Libertarian Reading of Romans 9:6-29”, Evangelical Quarterly 81.4 (2009), 306–318. Here is the author’s abstract: Romans 9:6-26…
Thomas Taylor, A Solemn Caution Against the Ten Horns of Calvinism
Please click on the attachment to view Thomas Taylor, A Solemn Caution Against the Ten Horns of Calvinism This work from 1819 is an open letter to John Wesley from Thomas Taylor, who composes ten…
George Bryson, The Five Points of Calvinism: “Weighed and Found Wanting”
Please click on the appropriately titled attachment to view George Bryson, The Five Points of Calvinism: “Weighed and Found Wanting”: Bryson. THE FIVE POINTS OF CALVINISM_ WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING Note: (1) Bryson says that…
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