"In this thankfully brief but dense defense, Crisp explains the TULIP acronym, each of whose letters stands for a tenet of Calvinism, and argues that the reformed tradition offers wider diversity of thought than what Calvinists cautiously tiptoeing through TULIP will experience."

"All of this work offers insightful historical retrievals to show 'evidence of a broader, more generous historic Calvinism than one sometimes finds in its contemporary advocates.' If the Reformation is 'always reforming,' it's important to see that work ongoing, moving forward while holding to the past. Crisp acknowledges the central concepts of the Reformed tradition, but demonstrates that these ideas are not necessarily restrictive or divisive. In a sometimes demanding movement seeking truth, there's room for difference, allowing for common ground in a faith that builds around a living hope."

"Certainly thoughtful, reflective, and for some readers even controversial, Crisp's work is a much needed addition to the continued theological conversation within the Reformed tradition."

"Here is a book that encourages Methodists (and other Arminians) to be as theologically rigorous as they are experientially authentic. That must be a good thing. But it also leaves this reviewer with a sense that Crisp—though writing from a different tradition to my own—offers a clearer and more generous vision of how theological debate can move forward."