Book Quote by Oliver D. Crisp

[Jonathan] Edwards definitely shows up in the book [Saving Calvinism]. He appears as one of the interlocutors in the chapter on free will, the…

— Oliver D. Crisp

Jonathan Edwards developed a Calvinistic strand of the doctrine.

— Oliver D. Crisp

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

— Alister E. McGrath

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

— 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

Calvinism is the consistent endeavor to acknowledge the Creator as the Lord, working all things after the counsel of His will.

— J. I. Packer

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

— Burk Parsons

“Calvinism, as we have seen, starts from a double decree of absolute predestination, which antedates creation, and is the divine program of human history.…

— Philip Schaff

“...Calvinism has a sharply-defined starting-point of its own for the three fundamental relations of all human existence: viz., our relation to God, to man,…

— Abraham Kuyper

[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's theology emphasizes the sanctity of conscience, the sanctity of companionate marriage, and the obligation of those in power to attend to the…

— Marilynne Robinson

“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