Hi everyone,
I wonder if anyone could recommend the best Arminian Systematic Theology around (especially if it is available in the Libronix format).
Thanks in anticipation.
John Miley's seems to be recommended, but it's still on pre-pub: http://www.logos.com/products/prepub/details/4300
Oden's Systematic Theology also has a Arminian viewpoint: http://www.logos.com/products/details/3682(Though he does present views on each topic from a historical perspective--mainly church fathers--before he gives his own conclusions).
Thanks, Miley's Systematic Theology looks exactly what I was looking for.
A number of years ago I put together a list of Wesleyan-Arminian resources I would like to see in Libronix. Here is that list:
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Bible Commentaries1. Wesleyan Bible Study Commentaries (2001 to Present) **
Currently being developed by the Wesleyan Publishing House(a division of The Wesleyan Church), the following volumes have beenpublished:Genesis (out of stock indefinitely) PsalmsProverbs JohnActs RomansEphesians I and II Thessalonians1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon James Revelation (January 2005)
Genesis (out of stock indefinitely) PsalmsProverbs JohnActs RomansEphesians I and II Thessalonians1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon James Revelation (January 2005)
2. Wesleyan Bible Commentary (1966) **
This six volume set, published by the Willam B. EerdmansPublishing Company, covers the entire Bible. I have found it to be ahelpful resource to have at my side.
Theological Works1. Miley, John (1892). Systematic Theology **
I am less familiar with Miley’s work, but Grudem says,“This is probably the most scholarly and extensive Arminian systematictheology ever written. Miley was a professor at Drew TheologicalSeminary, Madison, New Jersey.” It is available on line at the Internet Archive:
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Miley%20systematic%20theology%20AND%20collection%3Aamericana
2. Pope, William Burt (1880). A Compendium Of Christian Theology.
Pope’s three volume work is both scholarly and easy toread. It is grounded throughout in scripture. This work is availableon-line as PDF files at Volume 1: http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2401-2500/HDM2404.PDF Volume 2: http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2401-2500/HDM2405.PDF Volume 3: http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2401-2500/HDM2406.PDFWayne Grudem (author of Systematic Theology) writes that, “This work … is one of the greatest systematic theologies written from aWesleyan or Arminian perspective.”
3. Watson, Richard (1851). Theological Institutes.
Watson’s work, published in two volumes, is a well-writtenwork which, though very biblical, has a philosophical bent. Itavailable on-line at http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyan_theology/watson/index.htmThe on-line format is such that it cannot be searched and itsformatting leaves much to be desired for reading. This work is alsoavailable as a PDF file on an AGES CD.
4. Wiley, H. Orton (1940). Christian Theology.
Orton’s is an important work because it was the standardWesleyan theology text for Bible College and Seminary students for muchof the latter half of the 20th century. It, however, does not have thedepth of either Watson or Pope (or, Grudem states, Miley). It is muchmore a descriptive theology than a systematic theology. It isavailable on line at http://wesley.nnu.edu/holiness_tradition/wiley/index.htm
Study Bibles1. Reflecting God Study Bible (1998)
This is the Wesleyan edition of the familiar NIV StudyBible. Besides including a good set of study notes, this edition alsoincludes a set for essays aimed at helping the believer live a holylife. Though still available through Christian book distributors, itdoes not seem to be available from the Zondervan, the publisher.
2. The Wesley Bible (1990)
Study notes from a Wesleyan perspective are the keynote ofthis NKJV bible. This is still my standard Study Bible.
3. The Wesley Study Bible (2009)
A recent Wesleyan study Bible edited by Joel B. Green (from Fuller Seminary) and William H. Willimon (a United Methodist Bishop)
Though this original list was created in 2004, I did add this last item to the list of original resources as I typed this note. You will note that I marked several of the items in RED ** to indicate that they are at some stage in the Pre-pub process. I would like to see the remaining items in Libronix, I can only hope.
I hope this list helps.
Yours because His,
Floyd
PS I am not seeing the red or the Arial Black font so I added asterisks to the three items that are in pre-pub.
Miley, John (1892). Systematic Theology **
I just added a link to Miley's Systematic Theology at the "Internet Archive" - this makes all four of the commentaries in my list accessible - though not via LOGOS as of yet. I eagerly await the time when they may all be available.
Blessings,
Try this great book
By: H. Ray Dunning
The Compendium of Christian Theology, 2nd ed., by William Burt Pope (3 Vols.) is in community pricing right now. I don't know when it will be released, but it seems to fit your desire for a "Traditional Evangelical Arminian Systematic Theology." See the link below for more information.
http://www.logos.com/communitypricing/details/5664
John Miley's seems to be recommended, but it's still on pre-pub: http://www.logos.com/products/prepub/details/4300 Oden's Systematic Theology also has a Arminian viewpoint: http://www.logos.com/products/details/3682(Though he does present views on each topic from a historical perspective--mainly church fathers--before he gives his own conclusions).
I thought Oden was a moderate calvinist.
I'll let him speak for himself, and you can decide:
Due to the history of sin, humanity is in far worse shape than a stone or lump of clay, for sinners actively resist their salvation. The potter can mold the clay, but what if the “clay” has a determined will not to be molded? God does not force godliness or regenerating grace upon human beings, for if forced it could be neither truly godly nor truly just. God draws persons toward salvation by calling, illuminating, convicting, and enabling faith wherever there is an opening amid human resistances (John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, step 4, sec. 121, p. 53). It is no simple work for the Spirit to create a pure heart and steadfast spirit, considering our recalcitrance (Ps. 51:10).Thomas C. Oden, Life in the Spirit : Systematic Theology, Vol. III. (San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1992), 165.
a lot of this depends on how you define these terms. To some, "Arminian" almost means Pelagian. To others a particular "Arminian" viewpoint almost seems Calvinist.
Jack Cottrell is essentially "arminian" and his "faith once for all", available in logos, will give you that perspective.
I thought Oden was a moderate calvinist. I'll let him speak for himself, and you can decide: Due to the history of sin, humanity is in far worse shape than a stone or lump of clay, for sinners actively resist their salvation. The potter can mold the clay, but what if the “clay” has a determined will not to be molded? God does not force godliness or regenerating grace upon human beings, for if forced it could be neither truly godly nor truly just. God draws persons toward salvation by calling, illuminating, convicting, and enabling faith wherever there is an opening amid human resistances (John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, step 4, sec. 121, p. 53). It is no simple work for the Spirit to create a pure heart and steadfast spirit, considering our recalcitrance (Ps. 51:10).Thomas C. Oden, Life in the Spirit : Systematic Theology, Vol. III. (San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1992), 165.
Moderate Calvinists also do not believe that God forces regeneration on people apart from faith. Moderate Calvinist holds that faith precedes regeneration and therefore God does not "drag people kicking and screaming into heaven". As Norman Geisler say's "forced love is not love at all, it is rape" So a person is saved by grace through faith.
However doing more research on Oden, it seems you may be right. He has done some work on Wesley etc... I just always thought of him more as a moderate calvinist, then an arminian.
Thanks for that quote.. God Bless..
2. Pope, William Burt (1880). A Compendium Of Christian Theology. Pope’s three volume work is both scholarly and easy toread. It is grounded throughout in scripture. This work is availableon-line as PDF files at Volume 1: http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2401-2500/HDM2404.PDF Volume 2: http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2401-2500/HDM2405.PDF Volume 3: http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2401-2500/HDM2406.PDF
Pope’s three volume work is both scholarly and easy toread. It is grounded throughout in scripture. This work is availableon-line as PDF files at Volume 1: http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2401-2500/HDM2404.PDF Volume 2: http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2401-2500/HDM2405.PDF Volume 3: http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2401-2500/HDM2406.PDF
Strange - Arminian theology, coming from a Pope!
2. Pope, William Burt (1880). A Compendium Of Christian Theology. Pope’s three volume work is both scholarly and easy toread. It is grounded throughout in scripture. This work is availableon-line as PDF files at Volume 1: http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2401-2500/HDM2404.PDF Volume 2: http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2401-2500/HDM2405.PDF Volume 3: http://wesley.nnu.edu/wesleyctr/books/2401-2500/HDM2406.PDF You forgot the "smiley". [H] Strange - Arminian theology, coming from a Pope!
You forgot the "smiley". [H]
