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Calvinist (2017)
Well Done -- For the Most Part
Using the excellent commentary of such as Sproul, Lawson, Duncan, and others, this documentary on the basic content and recent resurgence of interest in the Reformed doctrines by the church in the US serves to promote interest in both seekers and the curious to study further. It helpfully also provides some basic contrast with the primary opposing view, Arminianism, without getting bogged down in the minutiae.
The "Director" is obviously a big John Piper fan, seeming to give him more credit than others for the resurgence.
A higher rating--an 8 or 9--would have been given were it not for the inexplicable inclusion of 3 seemingly random short segments near the end. These were on (1) the effectiveness of hip-hop in the preaching of the gospel, (2) the rise and fall of Mark Driscoll, and (3) race issues in America (apparently the white church hasn't done enough to get the Reformed doctrines into the black church, or something). I still don't get it, but don't let that stop you from watching for yourself.