This book signals that there is no longer an excuse to mischaracterize the Dutch theologian as Pelagian, or worse. Through a confluence of circumstances, James Arminius, discarded to the dust bin of arcane personalities, has been misunderstood and much-maligned for 400 years. This is a sophisticated piece of theological analysis on an important figure in Protestant history. Church History and Religious Culture (formerly Nederlands Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis) Brill 14f.), suggesting that the possibility for this move is rooted in Carl BangвЂ™s assertion They suggest that what we need is a вЂњnew perspective on ArminiusвЂќ (p. They tell about the neglect that Arminius has suffered then they proceed to set out the multiple perspectives and issues that are at play when one attempts to study this theologian of the Dutch Reformation. Their Introduction does more than merely introduce the reader to the content of the book. Their level of sophistication touches not only on what Arminius taught they tell us why and from whom he had learned or was borrowing. Compressed within the tight confines of their pages, Stanglin and McCall have provided the reader with both a concise biography and a careful analysis of ArminiusвЂ™s fundamental doctrines including, but not narrowly focused on, the singular issue of predestination. Oxford University Press, Oxford/New York 2012, xv + 240 pp.

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