Sometimes we can lose the wood for the trees. Some specific issues dealt with in the book [Saving Calvinism]: the scope of election (who is saved?); the nature of the atonement (do we have to hold to penal substitution if we're Reformed?); the scope of the atonement (for whom did Christ die?); whether we have to hold to some sort of theological determinism (God ordains all that comes to pass).
Oliver D. CrispThe best Reformed theology isn't just about careful arguments for theologically sophisticated conclusions. It is about how to live the Christian life.
Oliver D. CrispFor those who have only ever read about [John] Calvin, reading the man himself is an invigorating experience.
Oliver D. CrispThere is no such thing as a stationary tradition. Traditions are always developing, living things.
Oliver D. Crisp