Today in Christian History – June 11

1632 – John Owen graduates BA from Oxford University. He becomes one of the leading non-conformist preachers of his day and the author of many theological works. A Calvinist, he will strongly oppose Arminian views.

http://www.christianhistoryinstitute.org/today/6/11

John Owen (1616 – 24 August 1683) was an English Nonconformist church leader, theologian, and academic administrator at the University of Oxford.

He was briefly a member of parliament for the University, sitting in the First Protectorate Parliament of 1654 to 1655.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Owen_(theologian)