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A review by ant_joseph
Against Calvinism by Roger E. Olson
2.0
Olsen poses decent arguments here and there, but I still don't really know fully what the author himself believes. Like even if he were to convince me that Calvinism is wrong (which he hasn't completely), I have nothing specific to really believe after finishing this book. I guess his only purpose in writing this book was to fight against Calvinism, which is fine I guess.
Olsen also really lacks humility throughout this book. One part that really struck me was where Olsen was asked, "If it was revealed to you that the true God actually is as Calvinism says, would you still worship him?" and Olsen said NO. Wowza.
Olsen will also sometimes seem to rely on his emotions to argue his point. "That just doesn't seem right" type vibes.
I don't mean to rip on Olsen, he definitely did his studying to put this book together. Not bad arguments, but some are better than others.
Olsen also really lacks humility throughout this book. One part that really struck me was where Olsen was asked, "If it was revealed to you that the true God actually is as Calvinism says, would you still worship him?" and Olsen said NO. Wowza.
Olsen will also sometimes seem to rely on his emotions to argue his point. "That just doesn't seem right" type vibes.
I don't mean to rip on Olsen, he definitely did his studying to put this book together. Not bad arguments, but some are better than others.