Non-Calvinist Theologians (resurrected thread)

[Joel.alexander]

I wouldn't include George Whitefield...and i may have missed where someone did.

I was referring to the original post that I just re-quoted.

 

[delizzle]

Below is an OP from 2006. It's not mine. It was written by @bjonson.

I thought it was a good question for the C vs A forum. Maybe we can create an impressive list of Arminian scholars for him.

I'm hoping to learn much from this thread.

I am a layman, like most of the folks who frequent here, and I have never been to seminary. I'm hoping some who are better educated can assist.

When I think of biblical, solid theologians, I think of the Puritans (which includes Whitefield, Edwards, Owen and Spurgeon, in my view), Matthew Henry, James Boice, Wayne Grudem, Arthur Pink, Louis Berkhoff, B.B Warfield, etc.

In all of these cases, they were Calvinistic in their soteriology.

And, with the exception of Wesley, I can't think of any non-Calvinistic theologians at all. I truly want to know if there are any.

Thanks for the feedback.​

I have heard that apparently John Calvin is not a Calvinist. Does that count. [emoji6]

 

[Jerome]

Yes. In evaluating commentaries, Spurgeon said of Calvin: "In his expositions he is not always what moderns would call Calvinistic."

Holding to what the later Synod of Dort decided seems to be the bar many here have set instead (must affirm all Five Points to be a Calvinist!).

 

[Joel.alexander]

One that I know for sure was a baptist scholar that should definitely be brought up is John Broadus. I won't call him arminian but non-Calvinistic from his writings. Here Interesting read on his view of God's Sovereignty and human free will. John Broadus on Sovereign Grace and Human Freedom | Prince on Preaching

 

[Joel.alexander]

Funny thing that apparently reading other places he was considered a Calvinist. He sounds like he had a much more balanced view from reading his view on God's sovereignty and man's free will.

 

[JonShaff]

I was referring to the original post that I just re-quoted.

whoops I see his name now, sorry about that!