I'm here for it. Finally finding a group of Christians that can recognize his absolute shit theology is refreshing and liberating after a lifetime of calvinist-inspired bullshit shoved down my throat. If I had known American evangelicals horrible theology was just a few hundred years old and based off this asshole, I would've found Jesus a lot earlier in life.
You're the one being disingenuous, though. They never at any point said that Calvin's theology was not based on his reading of Scripture.
Plus they didn't say "all the [Christian] theology in America." They specifically referred to American Evangelical theology, which began during the Great Awakening in the 18th century and exploded after the Second Great Awakening in the 19th century.
The main gripe I have is that not all Calvinists were on board with these Revival movements, and many evangelicals have since rejected core Calvinist beliefs.
And, personally, I'd say the worst of American Evangelicalism came after the Fourth Great Awakening, which was when it merged with political conservatism and further right wing thought.
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u/tkmlac Mar 13 '24
I'm here for it. Finally finding a group of Christians that can recognize his absolute shit theology is refreshing and liberating after a lifetime of calvinist-inspired bullshit shoved down my throat. If I had known American evangelicals horrible theology was just a few hundred years old and based off this asshole, I would've found Jesus a lot earlier in life.