John Owen, A Display of Arminianism

Tim Cooper (University of Otago)

Ed. by Jacqueline Eales, Canterbury Christ Church University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.04: English Writing and Culture of the Seventeenth Century, 1625-1688.
Vol. editors: Jennifer Brady (Rhodes College), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Neil Forsyth (Université de Lausanne), Claire Preston (Queen Mary, University of London), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University)

Domains

Protestants

Dates

First circulation or publication 1643

Places

England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Religion and Spirituality (any)
- Religious writing
Treatise

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A Display of Arminianism

, Owen's first published work, published in 1643 and dedicated to the Committee on Religion in the House of Lords, has generally been compared unfavourably with Owen's later writings. Peter Toon, for instance, considers it “no masterpiece” and “[l]acking in literary elegance” (Toon, 15). Carl Trueman finds Owen's argument “somewhat overstated and generalized” (Trueman, 23). Kapic calls it “rough at many points”. (Kapic, 23) Yet it would be a mistake to dismiss the book, which was an impressive and weighty demolition of his opponents' arguments as he described them. For Owen, it was a remarkably disciplined piece: clearly structured, tightly argued and succinct, without the lengthy and obscure digressions that would be so much a trademark of his…

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Citation: Cooper, Tim. "A Display of Arminianism". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 September 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=24839, accessed 25 November 2024.]