In reading Wright’s response to my essay, it occurred to me that perhaps I did not state my intentions clearly enough. So let me try to be as clear as I can be: I did not set out to write a full review of the book. By no means did I attempt to overturn the…

In my experience, the best reviews and interactions with a book accomplish several tasks which serve would-be readers. Among other things, such interactions fairly interact with the main thesis or theses of the book, pointing out the argument of the author. They also note ways in which the book is situated in the literature of…

Shawn D. Wright’s new book (40 Questions About Calvinism) seeks to provide a fair and irenic account of the doctrine of salvation that is increasingly common in evangelical theology and that is popularly known as “Reformed” or “Calvinist” theology. Despite the proliferation of recent books and articles on topics associated with this, there remains a…