Reformed, Not Calvinist: Recovering Reformed Distinctions and Identity
Why have professional historians of the Reformation and post-Reformation era of Reformed theology and confessionalization argued that "Calvinism" is not only a misleading term but--somewhat provocatively, perhaps--practically useless? And how do distinctions help us not only to separate truth from error, but also enrich our grasp of the truth and aid us in Christian love? Calvinism is popular today in certain evangelical circles, but it is arguably not the Calvin or Calvinism of history. The ...