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Roger Olson takes on Piper & Calvinism
Roger Olson, professor at Truett Theological Seminary, takes on John Piper & Calvinism in regard to evil and in particular reference to the Minneapolis bridge collapse.
The article is from the online edition of the Baylor student newspaper.
This reminds me to finish up my reading and review of last year’s book by Olson, Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities. Has anyone else read this book yet?
Here are Olson’s Myths:
Myth #1: Arminian theology is the opposite of Calvinist/Reformed theology
Myth #2: A hybrid of Calvinism and Arminianism is possible
Myth #3: Arminianism is not an orthodox Evangelical option
Myth #4: The heart of Arminianism is belief in free will
Myth #5: Arminian theology denies the sovereignty of God
Myth #6: Arminianism is a human-centered theology
Myth #7: Arminianism is not a theology of grace
Myth #8: Arminians do not believe in predestination
Myth #9: Arminian theology denies justification by grace alone through faith alone
Myth #10: All Arminians believe in the governmental theory of the atonement
Olson concludes the book with “Rules of Engagement for Evangelical Calvinists and Arminians”.
September 2nd, 2007 at 5:01 am
Scott
I did a three part review of Olson’s book over at the pyromaniacs last Nov.Try as he might and despite his repeated adament denials, Olson fails to escape the charge that the type of ‘Evangelical Arminianism’ he is defending is semi-pelagianism.
September 3rd, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Would you send a link to your review? Thanks, Scott