Calvinists often love the terms ‘monergism’ and ‘synergism’. The usefulness of these terms is dubious, and the use of the term ‘monergism’ as some test for orthodoxy can be question begging, but they have become a standard part of the debate. SEA members and other Arminians have had different approaches to dealing with these terms. Here are a few selections from our archives that handle the issue in one way or another.
- Brian Abasciano, “A Response to John Piper on the Heart of the Divide Between Arminianism and Calvinism”
- Eric Landstrom, “A Response to Phillip Tachin’s Characterization of Arminianism“
- Martin Glynn, “A Revamped Response to a Revamped Post That Was Terrible” [Editor’s Note: I do regret this title now, but I think the article is still worth reading.]
- “Can God Love All People?“
- Martin Glynn, “Pelagianism: A Monergist Model of Redemption“
- Ben Henshaw, “Provisional Atonement Part 1: Dealing With John Owen’s Arminian Dilemma“
- “Kenneth Keathley and the Doctrine of Overcoming Grace“
- Ben Henshaw, “Some Excellent and Concise Comments on Free Will, the Bondage of Sin, and Prevenient Grace“
- Eric Landstrom, “The Reciprocal Dynamic of Grace“
- Ben Henshaw, “Arminius on the Gift of Salvation“
- Dan Chapa, “Monergism, Synergism, and Arminianism“
- JC Thibodaux, “Synergism as a Model for God’s Glory“
- Eric Landstrom, “The False Antithesis Between Monergism and Synergism: A Lesson from Historical Theology“
- Ben Henshaw, “Examining Inconsistencies in Calvinistic Monergism Part 1: Intercessory Prayer“
