The best Reformed theology isn't just about careful arguments for theologically sophisticated conclusions. It is about how to live the Christian life.

[Jonathan Edwards] he has to be engaged with on this issue if you're writing about Calvinism as I am in this book.

[John Calvin] writes clearly, directly, without artifice, and gets straight to the practical heart of the matter.

[ Jonathan] Edwards is one of my heroes. I've learned much from him over the years.

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.

[Calvinistic tradition] has fashioned and shaped my thinking since I was a teenager.

For those interested in Reformed thought more broadly, I'd recommend Peter Leithart's recent book on Reformed Catholicism entitled, The End of Protestantism: Pursuing Unity in a Fragmented Church (Brazos Press, 2016), as a thought-provoking and stimulating read that should get us all thinking about the future shape of the Church, wherever we come from.