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  • Concerning the several chapters I named … no, they do not deal with "calvinism" since you will not find the word in the Bible.

    Pulpit Pimps 2008

  • Should they just get acquainted with our peculiar Dutch ways, our Santa Claus and our speed skating and our specific brands of calvinism, or should they try to assimilate into Dutch society and check their cultural heritage at the door?

    Matthew Yglesias » The American Way 2009

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    Apollo's Daughter :: Define "Christian" in the context of "Nation" apollosdtr 2009

  • I think a risk comes from getting wrapped up in the lingo of what Gavin calls the intellectual environment of this “new calvinism.”

    Regarding the T4G booklist: Does the Bible imply a particular intellectual bent for pastors? - 22 Words 2008

  • *Hyper-calvinism : an extreme protestant view that basically claims that there is not a great difference between sin and grace, because both are irresistible.

    Archive 2008-05-18 de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • *Hyper-calvinism : an extreme protestant view that basically claims that there is not a great difference between sin and grace, because both are irresistible.

    The Last Acceptable Prejudice de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • I agree with with wesgpc calvinism bolted and gone to seed is exactly what it is.

    Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: Fear and Loathing in the Nuttersphere 2006

  • They had small use for the younger generation; crime, calvinism and classical music were their interests.

    The Complete Stories Waugh, Evelyn 1998

  • I have lately read an excellent paper on Hyper-calvinism explaining some causes of its growth, and especially tracing it to a backwardness on the part of many professedly evangelical ministers in introducing the grand truths of the gospel; so that their hearers, having real cause of complaint, readily run to the opposite extreme.

    Memoirs, Correspondence and Poetical Remains of Jane Taylor 1832

  • Thanks, this was new for me, I thought that in Utrecht at least there would be much more support for calvinism in those days.

    The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe 2009

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