Artifice Quote by Oliver D. Crisp

For those who have only ever read about [John] Calvin, reading the man himself is an invigorating experience.

— Oliver D. Crisp

“In short, Calvin has been given too much blame by critics and too much credit by fans. His real genius is to be found…

— Michael S. Horton

[John Calvin's] treatment of the person and work of Christ, of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, of prayer and liturgy,…

— Oliver D. Crisp

[John] Calvin treats experience as essentially visionary and revelatory from moment to moment, addressed to the individual perceiver, the individual soul. Where this is…

— Marilynne Robinson

“No man that ever lived, not John Calvin himself, ever asserted either original sin, or justification by faith, in more strong, more clear and…

— John Wesley

“For Calvin, to accept compromise when Scripture has spoken is to affront the divine majesty of the Author. What”

— Burk Parsons

“I believe we best say yes to God's glory and sovereignty by saying no to Calvinism.”

— Austin Fischer

“I expect that Calvin would evaluate our worship today not as too emotional, but as too narrow in its emotional repertoire.”

— Michael S. Horton

One of the best introductions to the history and ideas of Calvinism, packed with insight and wisdom.

— Alister E. McGrath

[John] Calvin's Institutes is often called a summary of Christian piety. You can't say that about many modern works of theology. You can say…

— Oliver D. Crisp

“Then suddenly—or so it seemed to me—in the past two years Calvinism began emerging as an issue everywhere. Perhaps I am just waking up,…

— Jerry L. Walls

“The domain of Calvinism is indeed far broader than the narrow confessional interpretation would lead us to suppose.”

— Abraham Kuyper