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Perspectief 118 Bookreview Dordt in context 164), then that seems inconsistent with the Canons and more like the position of the Remonstrants who made judgment dependent on God’s fore- knowledge. By contrast, if positive reprobation is unconditional, that means God’s judgment is not a mere response to man’s sinful deeds, and hence his judgment must be decided independently of man’s sin. It is difficult, then, to see how this view can be reconciled with God universal salvific will, the univer- sal scope of Christ’s redemptive work, the justice of God, man’s responsibility in rejecting the Gospel. In addition to the distinctions between negative and positive reprobation, there are others, such as, con- tra , but not praeter , voluntatem , praescientia and permissio , infra- and supra-lapsarianism. The limits of this article review prohibits discussion of these other subtle distinctions. Although Van den Brink’s does not answer all the questions raised in this re- view, his book is a good starting point to get some orientation from a Reformed perspective. I highly recommend it. Last, if I may be permitted, I address all these questions at length in my book, Divine Elec- tion: A Catholic Orientation in Dogmatic and Ecumenical Perspective (Pickwick Publications, 2016).