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title: 'Calvinism and Art: Common Grace Does Not Solve All the Problems'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Cornelius Van Til'
date: 1948-12-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Calvinism (Historical)'
- 'Art'
scriptures:
- 'Revelation 13'
- 'Ephesians 1'
- 'John 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/van-til-1948-calvinism-and-art-common-grace-does-not-solve-all-the-problems
---

# Calvinism and Art: Common Grace Does Not Solve All the Problems

1948 Presbyterian Guardian pieces debating Calvinism and art—how doctrines like common grace, predestination, and total depravity affect artistic freedom, with a review on progressive revelation.

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