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UnReformed

Barry Clay


Have you ever encountered a Christian whose representation of God struck you as - cruel? In all likelihood, that Christian was Reformed.

Christian thought is varied, but among those Christians who take their Bibles seriously, there are two main threads of Christian thought. One is the Calvinist (also called Reformed) camp. It is named after John Calvin, a 16th century French theologian. The other camp is the Arminian camp, named after Jacobus Arminius, a Dutch theologian who lived shortly after Calvin.

Christians have been arguing over these two competing views for centuries. Often, non-Christians and Arminians find Reformed theology depicts God as capricious or uncaring. Reformed Christians believe other Christians are unscriptural in their beliefs.

Is there an answer to Reformed theology?

Clay was once Reformed in his theology and attends a Reformed Church, but he believes both Reformed and Arminian Christians have only a part of the truth. With compassion and an appeal to tolerance and humility, he attempts to take believer and unbeliever, Calvinist and Arminian, through the Bible to a third path.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publish Date: Oct 8th, 2017
  • Pages: 158
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.34in - 0.48lb
  • EAN: 9781978051225
  • Categories: Christian Theology - Soteriology

About the Author

Barry Clay has been a Christian layman for almost 50 years. He was first Reformed in his theology, but as he studied the Bible, he was forced to change his mind. During his 60 years on the planet, he has dug ditches, cleaned bathrooms, and asked if you'd like fries with that. He is currently a first level supervisor and project manager for a Computer Design Agency with the Federal government, the volunteer conductor of a local student Orchestra, the father of four children, the husband of one wife, and a new grandfather. He has been commissioned to write music, and his first two musicals were locally produced. His many fiction and nonfiction books are available as both eBooks and in printed form through Amazon and other booksellers.