Limited Atonement: A Biblical, Theological, and Practical Investigation
Did Jesus die for everyone, or just for the elect? Why did the Father send him, and what did he set out to do? A look at a controversial and sometimes tricky doctrine, examining the biblical, theological, historical, and practical importance of the idea of effective personal atonement, and objections that have been raised against it.

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I am in the process of revising and expanding this article for publication as a Latimer Study book in 2009. Eventually it will incorporate my further research into hypothetical universalism ("4-point Calvinism") which you can also read about in another article here called “Shades of opinion within a generic Calvinism”: The Particular Redemption Debate at the Westminster Assembly. I warmly invite any constructive criticism or suggestions from careful readers.