Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed: Black Holes, Love, and a Journey in and Out of Calvinism
Does it really matter? Does it matter if we have free will? Does it matter if Calvinism is true? And does what you think about it matter? No and yes. No, it doesn't matter because God is who he is and does what he does regardless of what we think of him, just as the solar system keeps spinning...
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Does it really matter? Does it matter if we have free will? Does it matter if Calvinism is true? And does what you think about it matter? No and yes. No, it doesn't matter because God is who he is and does what he does regardless of what we think of him, just as the solar system keeps spinning around the sun even if we're convinced it spins around the earth. Our opinions about God will not change God, but they can change us. And so yes, it does matter because the conversations about free will and Calvinism confront us with perhaps the only question that really matters: who is God? This is a book about that question-a book about the Bible, black holes, love, sovereignty, hell, Romans 9, Jonathan Edwards, John Piper, C. S. Lewis, Karl Barth, and a little girl in a red coat. You've heard arguments, but here's a story-Austin Fischer's story, and his journey in and out of Calvinism on a trip to the center of the universe.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781625641519 (1625641516)
Publish date: January 13th 2014
Publisher: Cascade Books
Pages no: 116
Edition language: English
Although I have never been one drawn to Calvinism or the Reformed tradition, I know people who are and since I love memoirs, I though it would help me better understand their journeys to read this book. I really like Fischer's honest account of his journey into and out of Calvinism. It is a strong t...