Calvinism: What Everyone Misses
Gavin Ortlund
15.13
10 December 2025
14 December 2025
Gavin Ortlund explores a popular misunderstanding about Calvinism and why a clearer grasp of “dual causation” can help us disagree with far more patience and charity.
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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:10 - Dual Casuation
09:03 - 1) Theological Context
10:32 - 2) Historical Context
11:50 - 3) Biblical Context
14:00 - Example from C S Lewis
