by Roger Olson | Oct 22, 2018 | Opinion
Recently there has been some “buzz” in public and “around the watercoolers” that Calvinism justifies domestic violence and abuse. Because I am one of Calvinism’s best-known critics, I feel the need to wade into this controversy and nip it in the bud, so far as...
by David Swartz | Sep 1, 2015 | Opinion
Charles Spurgeon, a Reformed Baptist known as the “prince of preachers” in the 19th century, remains revered. Known especially for his devotional writings, he currently ranks in the top 100 best-sellers of Christian literature on Amazon.com. Tom Nettles, a...
by Roger Olson | Feb 12, 2014 | Opinion
I have a recording of two well-known leaders of the new Calvinism who promote themselves as mainstream evangelicals. They are answering questions from an audience. The recording does not include where or when this took place, but it seems to be at a Christian college...
by Roger Olson | Feb 11, 2014 | Opinion
According to a recent article in The New York Times, I am the leading opponent of Calvinism – or the new Calvinism – in America today. I don’t know where the writer, Mark Oppenheimer, got that idea. Certainly not from me. Someone else must have said that to him....
by Bob Allen | Jun 9, 2006 | News
Many observers predict next week’s Southern Baptist Convention in Greensboro, N.C., will be the most contentious meeting in 15 years. While controversies about doctrinal parameters, alleged mismanagement, principled dissent and presidential politics grab...