Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed: Black Holes, Love, and a Journey In and Out of Calvinism
Jan 2014 · Wipf and Stock Publishers
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Does it really matter? Does it matter if we have free will? Does it matter if Calvinism is true? And does what you think about it matter? No and yes. No, it doesn't matter because God is who he is and does what he does regardless of what we think of him, just as the solar system keeps spinning around the sun even if we're convinced it spins around the earth. Our opinions about God will not change God, but they can change us. And so yes, it does matter because the conversations about free will and Calvinism confront us with perhaps the only question that really matters: who is God? This is a book about that question--a book about the Bible, black holes, love, sovereignty, hell, Romans 9, Jonathan Edwards, John Piper, C. S. Lewis, Karl Barth, and a little girl in a red coat. You've heard arguments, but here's a story--Austin Fischer's story, and his journey in and out of Calvinism on a trip to the center of the universe.
Does it really matter? Does it matter if we have free will? Does it matter if Calvinism is true? And does what you think about it matter? No and yes. No, it doesn't matter because God is who he is and does what he does regardless of what we think of him, just as the solar system keeps spinning ar...
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April 26, 2019
Reformed thinker here, can't say I love being told that I am wrong, but I knew what I was getting into. Many disagreements, and plenty of notes that I took against him lol However, I can tell he is honest in how he thinks, and he even talked about what he felt was wrong in his theology. he not only gave criticisms to calvinism but he offered an alternative theological system instead of leaving a void. (which is often an afterthought for many articles/books etc.) All-in-all it was a tough read because it had me angry and saying in my mind "no that's not right and heres why" but at the same time an enjoyable read from someone who thinks completely differently and yet still agrees with me on the essentials of the faith.
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Austin Fischer is Teaching Pastor at Vista Community Church. He and his wife, Allison, live in Temple, Texas. He speaks and writes and you can follow him on Twitter @austintfischer or online at purpletheology.com.
Austin Fischer is Teaching Pastor at Vista Community Church. He and his wife, Allison, live in Temple, Texas. He speaks and writes and you can follow him on Twitter @austintfischer or online at purpletheology.com.
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