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Historian of Christianity Ken Stewart is intent on setting the record straight about Reformed theology. He identifies ten myths held by either or both Calvinists and non-Calvinists and shows how they are gross mischaracterizations of that theological stream. Certain of these persistent stereotypes that defy historical research often present a truncated view of the depth and breadth of the Reformed tradition. Others, although erroneous, are nevertheless used to dismiss outright this rich body of biblical theological teaching. Some key questions Stewart explores in this provocative, informative and thoroughly researched book:

Is the role reserved for John Calvin possibly exaggerated?
Are there improper, as well as proper uses of the doctrine of predestination?
To what extent is the popular acronym, T.U.L.I.P. a helpful device, and to what extent is it detrimental in encapsulating key doctrines?
Should the Calvinist position towards movements of spiritual renewal be one of support, or one of suspicion?
Didn't Calvinism more or less 'bring up the rear' in advancing the cause of world mission?
Doesn't the Calvinist approach to Christianity encourage the belief that the redeemed will be saved irrespective of their conduct?
Doesn't the Calvinist track-record show an at-best mixed legacy on critical issues such as race and gender relations?
Hasn't the Calvinist concept of the church's role vis-à-vis the state tended toward theocracy?
Isn't it true that Calvinistic expressions of Christianity have been a damper on the creative arts, whether the theater or painting or sculpture?

Ten Myths About Calvinism is sure to enrich both promoters and detractors, students and scholars.

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Paperback: 301 pages
Publisher: IVP Academic (March 10, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0830838988
ISBN-13: 978-0830838981
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Amazing Grace Diverse

By D. Clair Davis on March 4, 2011

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I've just finished Ken Stewart's Ten Myths. It has worked in me much humility, and much enthusiasm for the future of the Reformed faith. The humility comes from recognizing how much he has read that I've never heard of, and how well he has grasped it. I am so glad he reminds us that Calvinism is about the kind grace of God, which has been expressed in many ways. It is everything but a narrow sect, but has been and is being joyfully received by people everywhere who take the biblical gospel seriously, and have come thereby to (diverse) Calvinistic conclusions.
I am especially grateful for his work on American (and global) revival. Who could believe that God could yet awaken in his indifferent and bored people a new appreciation for his gospel, except those who are convinced that the Lord has much more in his sovereign plan than has yet been known? Do you `pray down' or `work up' revival? As with similar questions, the answer must be: both. Of course Finney was much too sure he had it all mapped out, and people on the other end of the spectrum were too much into watchful waiting. I am so glad that Stewart identified the forerunners of revival as Calvinists, especially pointing out that the first professor at Prlnceton TS, Archibald Alexander, in his Log College book was vehement that Princeton inherited the Log College direction. (I would add, very glad that I can add something, that Alexander was opposing Charles Hodge, his young colleague, who had written in his Constitutional History that both Old and New Sides were about equal in value to the church).
Stewart pleads for breadth in the grand tradition of Amazing Grace, against the dark heresy of Worthy Me.Read more ›

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Stewart's Volume is Accurate and Excellent

By J. West on March 14, 2011

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In this volume Stewart discusses, in two parts, myths about Calvinism which should cease being repeated. In part one he covers four myths Calvinists themselves circulate, and in the second part he discusses six myths non-Calvinists disseminate. These ten myths are, in order

Part One-
One Man and One City are Determinative
Calvin's View of Predestination Must be Ours
TULIP is the Yardstick of the Truly Reformed
Calvinists Take a Dim View of Revival and Awakening

Part Two-
Calvinism is Largely Antimissionary
Calvinism Promotes Antinomianism
Calvinism Leads to Theocracy
Calvinism Undermines the Creative Arts
Calvinism Resists Gender Equality
Calvinism Has Fostered Racial Inequality

Stewart concludes his treatment with a chapter titled `Recovering our Bearings: Calvinism in the Twenty-First Century'. Then follows an Appendix and the usual indices.

This volume is essentially a plea to understand Calvinism as something more than a simple monolith. If I may, the overarching impression this reader took away from reading the volume is that there are numerous ways to take one's `Calvinism' . Indeed, Stewart himself hints at this when he writes

Calvinist and Calvinism are not ideal terms to describe an approach to Christian faith and theology descending from multiple centers that knew few boundaries and had a high degree of fraternal cooperation within Swiss-South German Protestantism (p. 40).

Stewart prefers the term `Reformed' for these Swiss-German and French movements.

As Stewart corrects the misunderstandings which arise when Calvinism is misrepresented, he keeps the reader engaged and interested. He has a very easy style of writing and he's quite clear and precise.Read more ›

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An exercise in ecclesiastical Chiropractic

By Amazon Customer on March 15, 2011

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David Hackett Fischer once wrote: "History is, in short, a problem-solving discipline. A historian is someone (anyone) who asks an open-ended question about past events and answers it with selected facts which are arranged in the form of an explanatory paradigm." Such an endeavor unfolds in a very wonderful way in this book.

For lack of a better term - this book is an exercise in ecclesiastical, historical chiropractic. It serves to realign some very critical, misaligned historical conceptions that for some (I have not a doubt in the world) have been producing undiagnosed pains, discomforts and perhaps even tears. It is a healing book. And I am profoundly grateful for it.

Dr. Stewart's bona fides as standing solidly mid-stream in the Reformed and Calvinistic school is without question. A Th. M from Westminster Seminary; Ph. D from the University of Edinburgh and his 14 year tenure on the faculty of Covenant College (Lookout Mountain GA - PCA) speak for themselves. His bio on Covenant's website reads in part: "Dr. Stewart is a specialist in the history of Christianity from the Reformation to the present with special interest in the development of the evangelical Protestant tradition." But it is his thorough research, irenic spirit, and his obvious commitment to and fearless pursuit of - historical Reformation truth as demonstrated in this book that makes me so desirous that this fine work attain a broad reading.

I will confess that on first gloss, not all of the chapter titles intrigued me.

The first 4 chapter are devoted to "Four Myths Calvinists Should Not Be Circulating (But Are) - and were what garnered my immediate attention.Read more ›

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great book

For those new to the reformed tradition this is an excellent resource to dispel The current myths floating out there by non-reformed Christians and the misinformed Reformed folk. Read more

Published 22 months ago by tsewell

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Great book. Dispelling confusion about the centrality of Calvin, resistance to revival, and other false impressions about reformed faith.

Published 23 months ago by Joel Hoskinson II

warts and all

I really appreciated this text on a number of levels. First, it raised several important things for Calvinists to be cautious of, namely the over reliance on Calvin or using his... Read more

Published on July 18, 2014 by Elizabeth Harper

Calvinist critique of some versions of Calvinism

In Ten Myths about Calvinism, Professor Stewart seeks to demythologize Calvinism by debunking claims made by recent critics of Calvinism as well as myths held tenaciously by some... Read more

Published on November 1, 2012 by Crazy Horse

Ken Stewart's Ten Myths About Calvinism

I have thoroughly enjoyed Ken Stewart's Ten Myths About Calvinism. As a Church History professor in a predominantly non-Calvinist context, I have encountered many of these myths... Read more

Published on October 6, 2011 by Robert Caldwell

Complexifies Simplistic (Mis)interpretations of Calvinism

In Ten Myths About Calvinism, Kenneth J. Stewart skillfully dissects misinformation--sometimes, frankly, disinformation--commonly circulated about Calvinist theology and culture. Read more

Published on July 18, 2011 by George P. Wood

Recommendation of Ken Stewart's "Ten Myths of Calvinism"

The title of Ken Stewart's new book, "Ten Myths of Calvinism", may not turn the head of the average evangelical, but the subtitle, "Rediscovering the Breadth of the Reformed... Read more

Published on April 9, 2011 by Roy Bennett

A pastor's viewpoint

I read all the other reviews up to this point, and I believe they all have some merit, even the one more negative. We often learn most from those who find fault with us. Read more

Published on March 29, 2011 by M. Stjohn

Helpful correctives

This work is insightful, illuminating, informative and fascinating.

The breadth and depth of Stewart's historical research is impressive. Read more

Published on March 21, 2011 by Terrance Tiessen

The "Breadth" is a breath of fresh air

"Ten Myths About Calvinism" is timely, accurate and needed. If you're a Baptist and love the reformed faith read this book, especially the first four chapters! Read more

Published on March 16, 2011 by R. Weems

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