Reformed theology belongs to this confessional tradition, and Reformed theologians and churches continue to write confessions even today.

[John] Calvin's Institutes is often called a summary of Christian piety. You can't say that about many modern works of theology. You can say it of Calvin.

That is the great contribution of Reformed thinking to the Christian church: theology for a life well-lived.

One of the things we in the Reformed tradition are very good at is writing doctrinal theology!

Now, don't get me wrong: I'm not rubbishing penal substitution. But there are other options that have been advocated by Reformed thinkers of the past.

The book [Saving Calvinism] argues in each case that the Reformed tradition is broader and deeper than we might think at first glance - not that there are people on the margins of the tradition saying crazy things we should pay attention to, but rather that there are resources within the "mainstream" so to speak, which give us reason to think that the tradition is nowhere near as doctrinally narrow as the so-called "Five Points of Calvinism" might lead one to believe.

Christ's work is a kind of deterrent to us, and a way of upholding the justice of God's divine government of the world.