After Arminius

Stanglin and McCall have produced a worthy sequel to their Jacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace. In this important work they trace out the patterns of Arminian theology in the continental Remonstrant followers of Arminius and in British and North American Methodist Arminianism, depicting in a careful and compelling manner the rich history of Arminianism. The presentation of trajectories of Arminian thought in America from the eighteenth through the nineteenth century is of particular importance for the retrieval and reception of what has been a largely and unjustly neglected tradition in American theology. This is a fine work that sets a high standard for future writing in this field. * Richard A. Muller, P. J. Zondervan Professor of Historical Theology, Emeritus, Calvin Theological Seminary * Drs. Stanglin and McCall deserve highest commendations for this comprehensive and judicious overview. Addressing the compendium of this theological tradition requires superlative historical research that spans 400 years, as well as theological and philosophical insight into the vagaries and complexities of theological change. To be sure, secondary source citations are to be found here, but what strikes the reader is the degree to which these authors are acquainted with the original Latin and Dutch sources - giving nuance seldom found in such surveys. Stanglin and McCall have removed the excuse for scholars to resort to previously common theological caricatures of Arminius and his successors in all their theological expressions. * W. Stephen Gunter, Ph.D., author of Arminius and His 'Declaration of Sentiments': An Annotated Translation with Introduction and Theological Commentary *