Taught on the life of John Calvin tonight, and we saw how his life and ministry has impacted the founding of this country. John Eidsmoe in his book “Christianity and the Constitution” adds this footnote on pg.19; “At this point I wish to emphasize, lest I be accused of a Calvinistic bias, that … while I respect Calvinism, I cannot consider myself a Calvinist. But any objective reading of American history will clearly demonstrate that it was Calvinism, not Lutheranism or any other theological system, that made the most profound, widespread and significant impact on the thinking of early Americans.
Posted on: Sun, 04 May 2014 06:42:28 +0000
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