Why do two groups of Christians read the same verses of Scripture
and reach radically opposing views of the Sovereignty of God and
the Responsibility of Man? Starting with what Augustine called the
very beginning of our faith, the system of Calvinism is explained
from its foundation in the attributes of Omniscience, Omnipotence
and Perfection in God, up through the Perseverance of the Saints.
This system of belief, supported by numerous quotes from Augustine,
Luther, Calvin, R. C. Sproul, James White, and John Piper, trusts
in the absolute sovereignty of God. This is not simply an
explanation of what Calvinism teaches, instead this is an
explanation of WHY Calvinists all reach the same conclusions of
what Scripture teaches. This systematic approach using the writings
of Calvin, and supporting evidence from current Calvinists, will
help non-Calvinists as well as life-long Calvinists better
understand exactly what Calvinism teaches. C. S. Lewis understood
Calvinism better than most Calvinists. Beginning with the same
attributes of God as they relate to the creation and fall of man,
Lewis systematically addressed the foundational reasoning used by
Calvin to develop his theology. Finding Orthodoxy is as simple as
understanding these two opposing systems of belief. This
presentation of what Calvin and C. S. Lewis taught, breaks down a
very complex issue into a series of steps that interlock in a way
that allows for an understanding of Sovereignty, Responsibility,
Election, Predestination, and Salvation. Most books describe the
two protestant views of theology that came out of the Reformation
as Calvinism and Arminianism. After the death of John Calvin and
Jacobus Arminius, the followers of Arminius issued a document
disagreeing with five of the points of Classic Calvinism. The Synod
of Dort was convened to counter these five Arminian points, and
issued the now familiar five TULIP points of Calvinism. Calvin and
C. S. Lewis: Solving the Riddle of the Reformation (C&C) is not
another simple rehash of these five points. Instead of beginning
with Total Depravity, C&C examines the foundation that Total
Depravity and the TULIP points are built upon. This starting point
is not the authors opinion, instead, the starting point is what
Augustine (called the father of Reformed Theology) and Calvin state
to be the very beginning of our faith. C&C methodically lays
out the complete system of Calvinism, using the starting point of
Augustine and Calvin. The TULIP points are shown to be the top of
the iceberg in the complete systematic theology of Calvin. When the
complete system of Calvinism is explained, the futility of simply
comparing the different views on the TULIP points is readily
apparent. Tracing Calvinism to its first premise, the very
foundation that Augustine, Calvin, and R.C. Sproul agree on, sets
up the riddle of the reformation. After extensive documentation of
Calvin's premises, C&C explains the how C. S. Lewis took the
same starting point Calvin used and constructed a different
systematic theology. The explanation of how Calvin and C. S. Lewis
began with the same premises, yet arrived at different conclusions,
solves the riddle of the reformation: Why two groups of Christians
that read the same verses of Scripture reach radically opposing
views of the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of man.
C&C shows that the only definitive way to know which system is
Orthodox -- to solve the riddle -- is to dig all the way down and
examine this foundation. C&C is exhaustively researched,
extensively documented, charitably presented, intellectually
challenging, and gives excellent answers on the Sovereignty of God
and the role of man in salvation.
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