Joseph Smith Encounters Calvinism

Authors

Robert L. Millet

Keywords

Mormon studies, Joseph Smith, Calvinism

Abstract

In seventeenth-century Europe, followers of John Calvin debated with followers of Jacob Arminius about five main doctrinal points: the total depravity of man, God's unconditional election of certain people, the limited nature of the Atonement, the irresistibility of God's grace, and the perseverance of the Saints. This article gives a brief account of that controversy and then compares the teachings of Joseph Smith and Mormonism on these same five points of doctrine.

Recommended Citation

Millet, Robert L. (2011) "Joseph Smith Encounters Calvinism," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 50: Iss. 4, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol50/iss4/2