The Geneva Theses (1649): A Recently Uncovered Jewel
This article introduces the Geneva Theses (1649), a significant Reformed confessional document opposing Moise Amyraut's doctrine of hypothetical universal grace and the "well-meant offer." The resource provides historical context on Antoine Léger's role in drafting these theses and their connection to broader Reformed theological debates of the 17th century, making it valuable for understanding the development of Reformed doctrine on the nature of Christ's atonement.
Rev. Angus Stewart (slightly modified from an article originally published in the British Reformed Journal) Introduction Among the 127 creeds in the four volumes of Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation, compiled and edited by James T. Dennison, Jr., there is a highly significant document only available in our language before now in a 1971 Th.D. thesis for a Canadian university.1 This “recently uncovered jewel,” as this article’s title puts it, is the...