Ten Myths About Calvinism

Recovering the Breadth of the Reformed Tradition

• Is the role reserved for John Calvin possibly exaggerated?
• Are there improper, as well as proper uses of the doctrine of predestination?
• To what extent is the popular acronym, T.U.L.I.P. a helpful device, and to what extent is it detrimental in encapsulating key doctrines?
• Should the Calvinist position towards movements of spiritual renewal be one of support, or one of suspicion?
• Didn't Calvinism more or less 'bring up the rear' in advancing the cause of world mission?
• Doesn't the Calvinist approach to Christianity encourage the belief that the redeemed will be saved irrespective of their conduct?
• Doesn't the Calvinist track-record show an at-best mixed legacy on critical issues such as race and gender relations?
• Hasn't the Calvinist concept of the church's role vis-à-vis the state tended toward theocracy?
• Isn't it true that Calvinistic expressions of Christianity have been a damper on the creative arts, whether the theater or painting or sculpture?

Ten Myths About Calvinism