Jimmy the Greek
Puritan Board Senior
As an ice-breaker, since I'm new to the Board:
I would like to solicit your opinions in the formulation of a list of theologians illustrating the spectrum of views regarding the atonement found in Calvinism. It has been suggested in literature that John Owen represents one of the strictest views of the atonement, allowing little or no reference to the non-elect, while Amyraut represents perhaps the lowest Calvinistic view, involving essentially a universal atonement with Christ dying for all alike. So, let me begin with this bracketed list followed by a couple of more comments:
John Owen
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Moise Amyraut
I suggest that we purposely not list Calvin himself and limit ourselves to those who came after him. Let me throw out some names I would like to see appropriately placed in the list: R. B. Kuiper, John Davenant, Richard Baxter, Francis Turretin, William Cunningham, WGT Shedd, the Hodges, BB Warfield, Norman Douty and perhaps a few significant others (no order implied). I am assuming that all those between Owen and Amyraut are not properly regarded as the same and may be ranked, even though differences may be somewhat subtle.
Anyone interested? Just re-copy the list in your reply with names added where you see fit. I am of course also interested in accompanying comments, clarifications, and rationale.
I would like to solicit your opinions in the formulation of a list of theologians illustrating the spectrum of views regarding the atonement found in Calvinism. It has been suggested in literature that John Owen represents one of the strictest views of the atonement, allowing little or no reference to the non-elect, while Amyraut represents perhaps the lowest Calvinistic view, involving essentially a universal atonement with Christ dying for all alike. So, let me begin with this bracketed list followed by a couple of more comments:
John Owen
?
?
?
?
?
?
Moise Amyraut
I suggest that we purposely not list Calvin himself and limit ourselves to those who came after him. Let me throw out some names I would like to see appropriately placed in the list: R. B. Kuiper, John Davenant, Richard Baxter, Francis Turretin, William Cunningham, WGT Shedd, the Hodges, BB Warfield, Norman Douty and perhaps a few significant others (no order implied). I am assuming that all those between Owen and Amyraut are not properly regarded as the same and may be ranked, even though differences may be somewhat subtle.
Anyone interested? Just re-copy the list in your reply with names added where you see fit. I am of course also interested in accompanying comments, clarifications, and rationale.