{"id":247,"date":"2014-04-04T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/worldreligions\/2014\/04\/the-new-calvinism.html"},"modified":"2014-07-27T08:34:22","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T13:34:22","slug":"the-new-calvinism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/worldreligions\/2014\/04\/the-new-calvinism.html","title":{"rendered":"The New Calvinism"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/video.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/2365215800\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"512\" height=\"376\"><\/iframe>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Calvinism is making a comeback today, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2014\/04\/03\/april-4-2014-new-calvinism\/22607\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">according to this clip from Religion &amp; Ethics Newsweekly<\/a>. It\u2019s based on the doctrine of predestination which was popular in colonial times. It was formulated \u00a0by the Swiss theologian, John Calvin, during the Reformation in the early 1500\u2019s. Calvin set up a model community in Geneva that was controlled by the clergy. This church-run government or theocracy included simple services without music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here\u2019 what Calvin says about predestination. \u201cWe call predestination God\u2019s eternal decree, by which He determined what He willed to become of each man. For all are not created in equal condition; rather, eternal life is ordained for some, eternal damnation for others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It\u2019s theology is somewhat divisive, according to some Baptists. Others see the debate as a positive thing. Roger Olson, a Christian theologian has an interesting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rogereolson\/2013\/03\/whats-wrong-with-calvinism\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">essay called \u201cWhat\u2019s Wrong with Calvinism?<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can read more about Calvin here at <a href=\"http:\/\/%22we%20call%20predestination%20god%E2%80%99s%20eternal%20decree%2C%20by%20which%20he%20determined%20what%20he%20willed%20to%20become%20of%20each%20man.%20for%20all%20are%20not%20created%20in%20equal%20condition%3B%20rather%2C%20eternal%20life%20is%20ordained%20for%20some%2C%20eternal%20damnation%20for%20others.%22%20\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">the History Learning Site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calvinism is making a comeback today, according to this clip from Religion &amp; Ethics Newsweekly. 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