Synopsis
Remarks On The Refutation Of Calvinism by Thomas Scott is a scholarly examination of a large set of patristic quotations used by anti-Calvinists to challenge Calvinist doctrine. The work surveys Church Fathers such as Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Origen, Cyprian, Cyril of Jerusalem, Hilary, Epiphanius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, Ambrose, and Jerome, and analyzes how their views relate to topics central to Calvinism and classical Christian theology. It covers free will versus divine grace, original sin, regeneration, baptism and the Holy Spirit, predestination and election, the scope of atonement, merit and justification, and universal redemption. Quotations are presented with extended commentary, and the editor repeatedly cautions against taking phrases out of context or reading them in isolation as decisive against Calvinism. The text argues that many patristic statements can be read as compatible with Calvinist themes, reflecting nuance and debate within early Christianity. It defends a careful, holistic interpretation of patristic sources and a Calvinist-leaning reading, while acknowledging complexity. As a 19th-century Anglican apparatus, it emphasizes reception history and metadata-level classification of the topics of grace, election, free will, and universal redemption.
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