This was a fine introduction to Calvin's teachings. And if a reader wants an introduction to Calvinist teachings or a refresher on its basic tenets, this is a fine book. My primary issue with the book, however, is that it was really more of an introduction to John Calvin's teachings than to Calvinism in general. While the title claims it's about Calvinism, Beeke mainly sources Calvin and talks about what Calvin specifically argued. And that's fine for a book about Calvin. But for a book that purports to be about Reformed thought/Calvinism in general, it was disappointing to see Beeke regularly going back to Calvin specifically.

Occasionally, you'd get some nods to the Puritans. And some of the other writers didn't fall into this trap as much. But since Beeke wrote the majority of this book, I found this to be the case with most of the chapters.

I normally love Beeke's writings--and this would have been fine and good as an introduction to Calvin's theology. But the hyper-focus on Calvin limited the book's potential in my opinion.

Rating: 3 Stars (Fairly Good).