foundation of Calvinism on each of its distinctive tenets. He often insists on the possibility of apostasy of the believer and the related doctrine of Conditional preservation of the saints (conditional security). He generally refers to the character of God, the nature of his grace and his love as a justification for his soteriology. He is also a devout pacifist. Selected works Books Witherington has written over sixty books. Articles Witherington has written articles in different journals as: Ashland Theological Journal, Bible Q & A, Beliefnet, Bible Review, Biblical Archaeology Review, Christian History, Christianity Today, Journal of Biblical Literature, New Testament Studies, North Carolina Christian Advocate, Quarterly Review, Tyndale Bulletin, UM Publishing House. Notes and references Citations Sources External links Ben Witherington III introduction website Ben Witherington on Patheos Ben Witherington on Beliefnet Ben Witherington on Seedbed 1951 births Academics of the University of St Andrews American biblical scholars American United Methodist clergy Arminian ministers Arminian theologians Asbury Theological Seminary faculty Christian bloggers Christian writers Critics of the Christ myth theory Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary alumni Living people New Testament scholars University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni Alumni of Durham University Graduate Society Vanderbilt University faculty