Century Quote by Oliver D. Crisp

[John] Calvin is revered as a thinker of immense importance in Reformed thought, Jonathan Edwards could say in his preface to his treatise on…

— Oliver D. Crisp

“It would be a serious mistake to think of Billy Graham or any other television revivalist as a latter-day Jonathan Edwards or Charles Finney.…

— Neil Postman

Jonathan Edwards developed a Calvinistic strand of the doctrine.

— Oliver D. Crisp

I think everyone who has an interest in Reformed theology, or just in Christian theology more generally, should read John Calvin Institutes.

— Oliver D. Crisp

How many people in the pews know that [ Jonathan Edwards] is both a founder of evangelicalism and, say, an idealist who denied that…

— Oliver D. Crisp

That is the great contribution of Reformed thinking to the Christian church: theology for a life well-lived.

— Oliver D. Crisp

“a culture, we will begin to discern which of these approaches and their many variants will have the most impact with the people we…

— Timothy Keller

The best Reformed theology isn't just about careful arguments for theologically sophisticated conclusions. It is about how to live the Christian life.

— Oliver D. Crisp

For instance, there are many mainstream Reformed theologians that deny the doctrine of "limited" atonement (the "L" in TULIP, the acrostic for the Five…

— Oliver D. Crisp

“I suspect Dr. Robert L. Webb may be theologically a 'hyper-Calvinist' of the Jesse Mercer persuasion." ~R. Alan Woods [2013]”

— R. Alan Woods

“The more spiritual successes that Edwards experienced, the more he seemed to intentionally infuse his sermons with language deemed to move a person’s emotional…

— Matthew Paul Turner

“Much of what passes as Reformed among our churches is not. Its sources, spirit, and methods are alien to Reformed theology, piety, and practice.”

— R. Scott Clark