Further Upstream - Where Did All These (Neo) Calvinists Come From?

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Further Upstream - Where Did All These (Neo) Calvinists Come From?

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Feb 24, 2023

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Shane welcomes Kasey Leander to ask and answer some important questions about Abraham Kuyper, Herman Bavinck, and where their theology fits into the big picture of Christian history and thought—and why they matter today!

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Feb 24, 2023

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