Please click on the link to view this opinion piece that appeared in The New York Times on 9/12/16 by a professor of history and a co-director of the Berkeley Center for the Study of…
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Wesley’s Creedal Faith
Wesley once stated that early on the Oxford Methodists were tenaciously orthodox, “firmly believing not only the three creeds, but whatsoever they judged to be the doctrine of the Church of England, as contained in…
Roger Olson, “Does God Love Everyone? Review of New Book about Calvinism and Arminianism”
Yesterday I was asked by bright, eager, young Christian student of theology to identify “the one major difference between Calvinism and Arminianism.” Without hesitation I identified it the way evangelical Arminian philosopher Jerry Walls does…
Roger Olson, “Why I am an ‘Evangelical Arminian Christian’ Part 10: Wrapping Up ‘Why I Am an Evangelical, Arminian Christian’ (Final Installment)”
*First read my first nine posts in this series; they precede this blog post. *Now concludes a second part of this series; this series is about my reasons for being a Christian and for embracing…
Gospel Coalition Interview of Arminian Scholar Matt Pinson: “Meet a Reformed Arminian”
Jeff Robinson, a senior editor for The Gospel Coalition, interviewed Arminian scholar Matt Pinson on Robinson’s Gospel Coalition blog. Please click on the link to view the interview: “Meet a Reformed Arminian”.
Roger Olson, “Why I am an ‘Evangelical Arminian Christian’ Part 9: My Third Reason for Embracing ‘Evangelical, Arminian Christianity’: ‘Arminian'”
*First read my first six posts in this series. They set forth my fundamental “principles” for living and thinking. *Now continues a second part of this series; this series is about my reasons for being…
Reformed Forum Interview of Arminian Scholar Keith Stanglin
Please click on the link to listen to the interview. Here is the Reformed Forum’s description of the interview from the interview’s web page, which also has a bibliography of Dr. Stanglin’s works: Dr. Keith…
Roger Olson, “Why I am an ‘Evangelical Arminian Christian’ Part 8: My Second Reason for Embracing ‘Evangelical, Arminian Christianity’: ‘Evangelical'”
*First read my first six posts in this series. They set forth my fundamental “principles” for living and thinking. *Now continues a second part of this series; this series is about my reasons for being…
Book Notice and Reviews: Jerry Walls, Does God Love Everyone?: The Heart of What’s Wrong with Calvinism
Jerry Walls has published Does God Love Everyone?: The Heart of What’s Wrong with Calvinism (Eugene: Cascade Books, 2016). Here is the book’s description at its page on Amazon: Does God truly love all persons? Most…
Roger Olson, “Why I am an ‘Evangelical Arminian Christian’ Part 7: My First Reason for Embracing “Evangelical, Arminian Christianity”: Christianity”
*First read my first six posts in this series. They set forth my fundamental “principles” for living and thinking. *Now begins a second part of this series; this series is about my reasons for being…
Roger Olson, “Why I am an ‘Evangelical Arminian Christian’ Part 6: My Sixth Principle: Receiving Answers to Life’s Ultimate Questions Involves Faith (But Faith Should Be Supported by Reasons)”
*First read my first five posts in this series. This essay continues a series on why I am an “evangelical Arminian Christian.” 6) My Sixth Principle: Receiving Answers to Life’s Ultimate Questions Involves Faith (But…
Roger Olson, “Why I am an ‘Evangelical Arminian Christian’ Part 5: My Fifth Principle: Answers to Life’s Ultimate Questions Must Be Revealed (And Received)”
*First read my first four posts in this series. This essay continues a series about why I am an “evangelical Arminian Christian.” 5) My Fifth Principle: Answers to Life’s Ultimate Questions Must Be Revealed (And…
Roger Olson, “Why I am an ‘Evangelical Arminian Christian’ Part 4: My Fourth Principle: There Is No ‘View from Nowhere’…”
*First read my first three posts in this series. This essay continues a series of essays answering why I am an “evangelical Arminian Christian.” 4) My Fourth Principle: There Is No “View from Nowhere” (or…
Roger Olson, “Why I am an ‘Evangelical Arminian Christian’ Part 3: My Third Principle: Two Criteria for Deciding What Is True”
*First read my first two posts in this series. 3) My Third Principle: Two Criteria for Deciding What Is True (By Roger E. Olson) As I move on in this series of “my principles,” what…
Roger Olson, “Why I am an ‘Evangelical Arminian Christian’ Part 2: My Second Principle: Only I Can Decide What Is True (for Me)”
*First read “My First Principle…” which was the immediately preceding blog post. This essay is the second in a series about why I am an “evangelical Arminian Christian.” 2) My Second Principle: Only I Can…
Roger Olson, “Why I am an ‘Evangelical Arminian Christian’ Part 1: My First Principle: Authority is Truth (over Status)”
*Here begins a series of essays about “Why I am an ‘Evangelical Arminian Christian’.” I begin at the beginning—with my fundamental principles of thought.These essays will appear every few days over the next few weeks.*…
Scott R. Burson, “The First Comprehensive Arminian Assessment of Brian McLaren’s Theology and Apologetics”
Brian McLaren in Focus: A New Kind of Apologetics (Abilene Christian University Press, August 2016) By Scott R. Burson, Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology, Indiana Wesleyan University Why a New Book on Brian McLaren?…
Enabling the Cage-Stage Calvinist
The “cage stage” refers to new Calvinist converts by or through which the individual becomes rabid with Calvinist dogma to the degree that, unless she or he is “caged,” so to state the matter, the…
Video: Scott Creps, “What Is Arminian Theology?”
The video may also be found on YouTube at this page. Additionally, there is a written summary with discussion questions at PursueGod.org.
Glen Shellrude, “My Problems with Calvinism (Summary)”
[This article may also be downloaded as a pdf.] 1. There is an inadequate exegetical basis for Calvinism. Determinism is based on a relatively small number of texts which are read in isolation from their…
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