Baptists and "Calvinism": Discerning the Shape of the Question: Baptists and "Calvinism" is an Important Topic. Much is at Stake, If for No Other Reason Than It Concerns Yet Another Fault Line Through Christ's People, Sadly Divided in Their Endeavor to be Faithful‪.‬

Yet, important questions have not received due attention in the current debate between those who would at least ideally locate Baptist identity in a large area of overlap between Baptists and "Calvinism" and those who would minimize the normativity of the undeniable overlap of the two categories. (1) Indeed, the terms of the debate thus far actually prevent important questions from being asked and important testimony from our Baptist heritage from being received. Yet, these questions may provide a sounder approach than either major option presently advocated. Basic Observations on the Debate over "Calvinism" (2)