The New Calvinism: A Triumph of the Old

Posted on March 21, 2014 
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Rick Phillips“Theologically, the New Calvinism is mainly an extension of the broader rim of Old Calvinism that was expressed in Charles Spurgeon and populist Presbyterians like James Boice. In fact, Boice’s main target was the very evangelical audience that largely comprises the New Calvinism, and I often heard him predict and rejoice in the Reformed resurgence that blossomed shortly after his death. Instead of a theological shift, the New Calvinism represents a major sociological and ecclesiastical extension of Calvinism in general…”

– Rick Phillips at Reformation 21 begins a series of observations on the phenomenon known as ‘New Calvinism’.