There are constraints on what counts as "Reformed." It's more than a name or a label. It's about belonging to a particular theological stream or trad…

- Oliver D. Crisp

[Calvinistic tradition] has fashioned and shaped my thinking since I was a teenager.

- Oliver D. Crisp

The book [Saving Calvinism] argues in each case that the Reformed tradition is broader and deeper than we might think at first glance - not that ther…

- Oliver D. Crisp

We may think that our tradition is exactly the same as it has always been, but that is an illusion.

- Oliver D. Crisp

The atonement chapter [from the book Saving Calvinism] shows how there are real riches in Reformed theology that most Christians today have no idea a…

- Oliver D. Crisp

God shows us in Christ what he would have to do if he were to punish us for our sins.

- Oliver D. Crisp

[John] Calvin is revered as a thinker of immense importance in Reformed thought, Jonathan Edwards could say in his preface to his treatise on Freedom…

- Oliver D. Crisp

The best Reformed theology isn't just about careful arguments for theologically sophisticated conclusions. It is about how to live the Christian life.

- Oliver D. Crisp

I think everyone who has an interest in Reformed theology, or just in Christian theology more generally, should read John Calvin Institutes.

- Oliver D. Crisp