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John Bunyan's soteriology during his pre-prison period (1656–1659): Amyraldian or high-Calvinist?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2005

David Wenkel
Affiliation:
Bob Jones University, PO Box 40015, Greenville, SC 29614, [email protected]

Abstract

Several historians and theologians have concluded that John Bunyan was a high-Calvinist. However, this conclusion has been challenged with the assertion that Bunyan held to a more mediate view of the atonement, often called Amyraldianism. This study seeks to evaluate Bunyan's place on the theological spectrum by evaluating his writings during his pre-prison ministry (1656–59). It sets forth the argument that, during this period, Bunyan demonstrated the Amyraldian penchant for combining real particularism with hypothetical universalism.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Scottish Journal of Theology Ltd 2005

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