HSF Conversations: Dr. J. Matthew Pinson
In this episode of HSF Conversations, we talk with Dr. Matthew Pinson about his newest book 40 Questions About Arminianism, published earlier this year with Kregel Academic. HSF contributor, Jesse Owens, asks Pinson why Arminius should be considered a Reformed theologian and how the definition of what it means to be Reformed changed after the Synod of Dort. Pinson also explains how he, like Arminius, believes it necessary to put...
Featured Content from the First Ten Years
Last week’s article shared reflections from the three founders of the Helwys Society Forum. In this week’s article, we’re calling attention to some of the most popular articles that HSF contributors, past and present, have published. Perhaps you read them when they first published, or perhaps you missed them. In either case, we believe they are worthy of your attention. We hope you enjoy them. Matthew Steven Bracey, “Jacobus Arminius:...
Arminian and Baptist: An Interview with Matt Pinson
Arminianism has enjoyed something of a renewal of interest in theological discussions in the last decade. This interest has been embodied in the publication of a host of diverse books. Roger Olson’s Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities (2006) was an influential title that got many asking questions about Arminianism. His work has been followed by other historical and theological titles, including Arminius Speaks (2010), God’s Twofold...
Reformed Arminianism & the Death of the Holiness Movement
Through a friend’s recommendation, I recently read a blog entitled, “The Death of the Holiness Movement and The Imminent Collapse of Arminianism” by Jeff Paton.[1] I know very little about the author, but the blog was intriguing for a couple of reasons. First, Paton rightly understands that various forms of Arminianism exist. For many, only one form of Arminianism exists, and it is Wesleyan Arminianism. Paton is aware that...
Born Again, Again
In a small metropolitan church, a soft-spoken young woman sits before a group of six boys. It’s Sunday morning in this Sunday school class of 2nd grade boys. At the head of one of those industrial foldout tables, she asks, “If you were to die on your way home today with unconfessed sin in your heart would you go to heaven?” One of the boys quickly replies with a hearty “No!” “Well,” says the young teacher, “we must immediately confess...
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