[ Jonathan] Edwards is the person who really made theological determinism a serious option for Reformed thinkers, and … - Oliver D. Crisp

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Oliver D. Crisp

[ Jonathan] Edwards is the person who really made theological determinism a serious option for Reformed thinkers, and the influence his views had in nineteenth century Reformed thought, in the USA and the UK in particular, is enormous.

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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.

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

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I do think that I have been fortunate to make friendships with other scholars, and form reading groups where ideas are exchanged and papers are read. That is a real boon, and it is something I think every scholar or writer can benefit from.

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[Jonathan] Edwards definitely shows up in the book [Saving Calvinism]. He appears as one of the interlocutors in the chapter on free will, the other being the Southern Presbyterian theologian John Girardeau.

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