Something for Arminius Geeks By Dr. Roger Olson Our number is few and I’m not even sure I’m one. Here I use the word “geek” in a non-pejorative way—as someone peculiarly (to others) interested in…
History
Christopher Fisher, “The Pelagian Heresy and Today’s Sexual Revolution”
Who would guess that the ancient heresy of Pelagianism would rear its head again in our generation in the context of the sexual revolution? Yet there it is, underlying a significant argument for the legitimacy…
Easter And The Resurrection:
7 Minute Seminary (video)
This video is from Seedbed.com by Ben Witherington III. See here for original post.
Illegitimate Insistence on Arminius’ Thought Being Semi-Pelagian in W. Robert Godfrey’s Review of *Jacob Arminius, Theologian of Grace*
W. Robert Godfrey, President and Professor of Church History at Westminster Seminary California, has reviewed Keith D. Stanglin and Thomas H. McCall, Jacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012). In his review,…
Roger Olson, “Is Arminianism ‘Reformed?'”
A minor controversy exists among Arminian scholars (and some non-Arminian Reformed scholars have chimed in) about whether classical Arminianism can legitimately lay claim to being part of the Reformed theological tradition. The question is this:…
A Hard-hitting Comment from Paul Owen on the New Calvinism and a John Piper Video
Calvinist theologian Paul Owen left this comment on Roger Olson’s post, “Is the Problem Calvinism or Fundamentalism (or the Combination)?”: If one wants to see the problem illustrated, you need look no further than John…
David L. Allen, Part 3 Review of “From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective”
This material is used by the express permission of the author. This review was originally posted at http://drdavidlallen.com/ and can also be found, with slight revisions, in David Allen, The Extent of the Atonement: A…
David L. Allen, Part 2 Review of “From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective”
This material is used by the express permission of the author. This review was originally posted at http://drdavidlallen.com/ and can also be found, with slight revisions, in David Allen, The Extent of the Atonement: A…
David L. Allen, Part 1 Review of “From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective”
This material is used by express permission of the author. This review was originally posted at http://drdavidlallen.com/, and can also be found, with slight revisions, in David Allen, The Extent of the Atonement: A Historical…
Justin Taylor, “Charles Wesley’s ‘And Can It Be’: Background and Scriptural Allusions”
Click on the link to view Justin Taylor, “Charles Wesley’s ‘And Can It Be’: Background and Scriptural Allusions”.
Why I Am An Arminian
Part III: History
Many Calvinists claim that they represent historical orthodoxy. However, I believe that the opposite is true. In this post I intend to traverse Christian history and tease out, on a very basic and incomplete level,…
Arminian Timeline
Date Remonstrant Anglican/Methodist Baptist 1600’s James Arminius (1560-1609) Theologian and leader of the opposition of Calvinism in Amsterdam and Leiden Jan Uytenbogaert remonstrant led the meeting that produced the 5 Points of the Remonstrants – 1610 Simon Episcopius (1583-1643) –…
Building King Hezekiah’s Wall: Spiritual Lessons from Judah’s Defense
this post is written by Seedbed author, Kirk Taylor In the rubble that filled the Jerusalem streets following the 1967 Six-Day War, archaeologists scrambled to see what the bombs had unearthed before the bulldozers came…
Excellent New Book about Calvin and Wesley
[Taken from here, where comments can be made.] by Roger Olson A few months ago Abingdon Press (the United Methodist publisher) sent me the manuscript of a forthcoming (now published) book by my friend Don Thorsen…
Midwestern Journal of Theology: James Arminius and the Dutch Reformation
Dr Jerry Sutton, Academic Dean of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, weighs in with a fair and balanced assessment of Arminianism from a Southern Baptist perspective: “James Arminius and the Dutch Reformation,” Midwestern…
Justin Taylor, “A Book Both Arminians and Calvinists Recommend You Read”
A post by Calvinist Justin Taylor that gathers together some commendations of Fred Sanders’ new book, Wesley on the Christian Life: A Heart Renewed in Love, along with some thoughts on John and Charles Wesley from Charles Spurgeon:…
Church History Course
The following course is a basic overview of Church History from an Arminian perspective, taught by Will Riddle of Kingdom Change ministries, and longtime member of SEA. The course does not focus primarily on Arminian…
John Mark Hicks, “The Theology of Grace in the Thought of Jacobus Arminius and Philip van Limborch: A Study in the Development of Seventeenth Century Dutch Arminianism”
Please click on the link to view John Mark Hicks, “The Theology of Grace in the Thought of Jacobus Arminius and Philip van Limborch: A Study in the Development of Seventeenth Century Dutch Arminianism” (Doctoral dissertation; Westminster Theological…
Working Through Romans 9
Working Through Romans 9 written by SEA member, Roy Ingle No doubt Calvinists come to Romans 9 and they read into the text “unconditional election unto salvation” all through the text. One Calvinist brother stated…
Romans 5:15
Romans 5:15
This post was written by SEA member, Roy Ingle
But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. Romans 5:15
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