Originally Posted by gotribe
(Also, am I correct in assuming that Big Eva is a term coined by Trueman to represent the New Calvinist's evangelical presence on the web?)
Originally Posted by John_C
I wonder,too, about who is referred as the Big Eva. Would Wayne Grudem and Dennis Burke be considered New Calvinists? Seems as if the New Calvinists according to Trueman are folks like those with The Gospel Coalition.

I might be totally confused on who are the players.
From what I've gathered, albeit little, Carl Trueman seems to be the one coining the phrase, "Big EVA". And from some other writings of his, "Big EVA" is a very broad group which includes New Calvinists and The Gospel Coalition. However inclusive it may be, the term is used in a pejorative sense, if I have it right.

Now to be sure, there are some major 'players' in The Gospel Coalition, e.g., Tim Keller, who are also part of the nebulous New Calvinist movement. Whether Grudem and/or Dennis Burke belong to either I don't have a clue. giggle My practice is to dismiss without malice anyone who belongs to any of those groups. evilgrin

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