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(Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick, 2012), xxii + 493 pp. isbn 978-160899-857-9 (pbk) $53. This volume represents one side of an intramural debate among Calvinists that has been going on for a few decades now, in particular the Barth/Torrance line over against the Westminster/scholastic/Dutch Calvinists. Both sides should welcome these essays for advancing the debate and for bringing Calvinism to bear on contemporary realities. Readers ought to be warned, however, that there is quite a lot of ‘over against’ in this volume. The opening declaration of ‘Evangelical Calvinism’ includes equal parts of anathemas and affirmations. The authors declare, ‘We turn away from forms of church life that ignore the need for repentance’ (p. xx). Presumably they repudiate cannibalism too. Those with sensitive theological stomachs may wish to choose milder fare. These Evangelical Calvinists are undoubtedly Calvinists. The defining family traits are easy to see: the centrality of union with Christ; covenant as the chief organizing principle for redemptive history; Scripture over all other religious authorities; the quandary over the legal and real transmission of sin; as well as the humility to acknowledge that the secret things belong to God. The Evangelical Calvinists distinguish themselves by their doctrine of universal atonement
Ecclesiology – Brill
Published: Oct 16, 2015
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