A DISPLAY OF LEARNING? CITATIONS AND SHORTCUTS IN JOHN OWEN'S DISPLAY OF ARMINIANISME (1643).

A Display of Arminianisme (1643) was John Owen's first published work. It gained him recognition and preferment. He had set himself forth as a man with an impressive command of continental Remonstrant sources, but close examination of the work reveals a high degree of dependence on two Contra-Remonstrant compendia for access to many of these sources. Owen's circumstances are taken into consideration in suggesting reasons for his reliance on intermediate sources before evaluating the implications of these findings for the status of this work and for Owen's reputation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]