The Crisis of Calvinism in Revolutionary England, 1640-1660
Arminian Theologies of Predestination and Grace
This book investigates a puzzling and neglected phenomenon - the rise of English Arminianism during the decade of puritan rule.
Theology of the Bible
How do we account for the power and influence of the Bible—not just as a source of spiritual transformation for believing readers, but its cultural and intellectual influence across cultures?
This informed but accessible study consider the material reality of Scripture as literature, its structural form as human narrative, and its theological status as divine revelation. Combining the three helps us both to understand and interpret it well.
Deification in the theology of John Calvin
Debates regarding the presence of the theosis motif in John Calvin's corpus resemble a Punch and Judy show: "Oh no there isn't... Oh yes there is!" Calvin himself uses the careful phrase quasi deificari in his commentary on 2 Pet 1:4. This article considers his reformed approach to deification and the way it informed his view of the sacraments.