Saving the Reformation: The Pastoral Theology of the Canons of Dort cover_type:Hardcover It affects who we are

It affects who we are

we are prepared to face all kinds of troubles that otherwise cause despair

but only to declare the works and ways

By bringing us closer than ever to the man himself

Saving the Reformation: The Pastoral Theology of the Canons of Dort cover_type:Hardcover It affects who we arePublisher's Description In the early seventeenth century, the direction of the Reformed faith hung in the balance. A group called the Remonstrants, followers of Jacobus Arminius, argued for a version of the faith that watered down many of the biblical doctrines taught by John Calvin and others before him. This controversy demanded a response, and in 1618 19, leaders of the Dutch Reformed Church gathered together and crafted their rebuttal: the Canons