Ten Myths About Calvinism, by Kenneth Stewart (4)
This editorial critique examines Kenneth Stewart's book "Ten Myths About Calvinism" and argues that Stewart's attempt to redefine Calvinism by questioning core Reformed doctrines—particularly sovereign predestination, irresistible grace, and limited atonement—threatens to obscure the clarity and historical integrity of the Canons of Dort. The author contends that rejecting limited atonement in particular undermines the entire Reformed system of doctrine (TULIP) and represents a troubling drift in contemporary Calvinism away from its authentic historical moorings.
Previous article in this series: April 15, 2017, p. 317. Asking the readers' forbearance, we have decided to devote one more editorial to Kenneth Stewart's book, Ten Myths About Calvinism: Recovering the Breadth of the Reformed Tradition (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2011). We do this first of all because Stewart's book has received good reviews in various Reformed Journals (a review by Alan Strange in the Mid-America Journal of Theology, vol. 22, 2011, pp. 223-28 is a case in point)....
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