An Introduction To The Writings Of John Calvin

Author : Wulfert Greef
Publisher : Apollos
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110656605

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The Writings of John Calvin by Wulfert Greef Pdf

An introduction to the complete Calvin corpus is available in English for the first time, placing information on the Geneva Reformer's exegetical and controversial work within easy reach. This survey also includes a biography focusing on the people and events that swirled through his life. Throughout the guide de Greef relates Calvin's publications to their historical context. Interpretive biblical works, essays and confessional treatises, and theological debates are covered, along with Calvin's correspondence and miscellaneous writings. One chapter follows the development of the Institutes of the Christian Religion through its successive revisions. Extensive indexes and notes on major Calvin studies are included. The guide avoids quoting the works themselves but shows where to turn for Calvin's thoughts on a subject. Bibliographical data have been reworked from the Dutch edition to point out English translations.

Author : T. H. L. Parker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441131058

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Calvin by T. H. L. Parker Pdf

John Calvin (1509-64) influence reaches from the Reformation to Karl Barth and beyond. Outstanding as biblical scholar, preacher and practical Church reformer, Calvin intended all his work to serve the Word of God. Although couched in 16th century terms, his theology drew on the wealth of previous Christian thought and continues to be relevant to the situation of the Church today.This book is a comprehensive introduction to the whole range of Calvin's theology. Concentrating on Calvin's major work The Institutes of the Christian Religion, Parker explains it's relevance to Christians of all times. This volume will give readers a full and serious sense of Calvin both as a Christian and as a thinker.

Author : John Calvin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258113309

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An Introduction to the Writings of John Calvin by John Calvin Pdf

Author : W. Gary Crampton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Presbyterian Church
ISBN : 0940931761

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What Calvin Says by W. Gary Crampton Pdf

Author : John Calvin
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
Page : 1104 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781598565072

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Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin Pdf

A colossal milestone of Christian thought—at an irresistible price! Here in a convenient one-volume edition is John Calvin’s magnum opus. Written as an introduction to the Christian life, the Institutes remains the best articulation of Reformation principles and is a marvelous introduction to biblical Christianity. Newly retypeset for clarity, this volume translated by Henry Beveridge offers a more affordable edition of one of the last millennium’s must-have works. This book will appeal to libraries, seminarians, pastors, and laypeople. Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin is an introduction to the Bible and a vindication of Reformation principles by one of the Reformation’s finest scholars. At the age of twenty-six, Calvin published several revisions of his Institutes of the Christian Religion, a seminal work in Christian theology that altered the course of Western history and that is still read by theological students today. It was published in Latin in 1536 and in his native French in 1541, with the definitive editions appearing in 1559 (Latin) and in 1560 (French). The book was written as an introductory textbook on the Protestant faith for those with some learning already and covered a broad range of theological topics from the doctrines of church and sacraments to justification by faith alone. It vigorously attacked the teachings of those Calvin considered unorthodox, particularly Roman Catholicism, to which Calvin says he had been “strongly devoted” before his conversion to Protestantism. The overarching theme of the book—and Calvin’s greatest theological legacy—is the idea of God’s total sovereignty, particularly in salvation and election. John Calvin (1509–1564), a French theologian and reformer, was persecuted as a Protestant. As a result, he traveled from place to place. In 1534 at Angouleme he began the work of systematizing Protestant thought in his Institutes of the Christian Religion, one of the most influential theological works of all time.

Author : Christopher Elwood
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611647860

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A Brief Introduction to John Calvin by Christopher Elwood Pdf

Honoring the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Christopher Elwood offers an insightful and accessible overview of John Calvin's theological ideas within their historical context. A Brief Introduction to John Calvin discusses the trials and tribulations Calvin encountered as he ministered and taught in Geneva, paying special attention to the theological controversies associated with the Trinity and predestination. In this concise introduction, Elwood explores the development of Calvinism and its influence in today's world.

Author : John Calvin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1975-01-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190454333

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John Calvin by John Calvin Pdf

This volume presents texts selected from the full range of John Calvin's writings, including excerpts from commentaries, sermons, letters, catechisms, tracts, broad-based theological works.

Author : A. N. S. Lane
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780801037313

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A Reader's Guide to Calvin's Institutes by A. N. S. Lane Pdf

A leading Calvin scholar provides an annotated guide to the reading of Calvin's Institutes, selecting passages critical to understanding Calvin's theology.

Author : Yudha Thianto
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514001271

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An Explorer's Guide to John Calvin by Yudha Thianto Pdf

Creation is the theater of God's glory. Scripture is like a pair of glasses that clarifies our vision of God. Justification is the hinge on which religion turns. These and other affirmations are often associated with John Calvin, the 16th-century French Protestant Reformer best known for his ministry in Geneva and his authorship of the Institutes of the Christian Religion. Over the course of his lifetime and through several editions, Calvin expanded the Institutes from a brief study to a four-volume book that covers the main doctrines of the Christian faith and continues to shape the theology of the Reformed tradition. In this volume, Reformed theologian Yudha Thianto guides readers through a careful study of Calvin's Institutes. After setting Calvin and his writing in their historical context, he outlines the most significant aspects of Calvin's theology, guiding those who would know more about his work and, through it, the God who inspired him. Books in the Explorer's Guide series are accessible guidebooks for those studying the great Christian texts and theologians from church history, helping readers explore the context in which these texts were written and navigate the rich yet complex terrain of Christian theology.

Author : Thomas Henry Louis Parker
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Theology, Doctrinal
ISBN : 0225665433

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Calvin by Thomas Henry Louis Parker Pdf

Calvin, along with Luther, was the most important figure in the Protestant Reformation. His doctrine of predestination has been influential ever since. Calvin's most important work, the Institutio, shows how he seceded from Rome, how he tried to reform the church, his view of the world and its history, his understanding of the Europe of his time and his faith. In this book the author uses an account of the Instituto to cover every aspect of Calvin's thought.

Author : Bruce Gordon
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400880508

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John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion by Bruce Gordon Pdf

An essential biography of the most important book of the Protestant Reformation John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion is a defining book of the Reformation and a pillar of Protestant theology. First published in Latin in 1536 and in Calvin's native French in 1541, the Institutes argues for the majesty of God and for justification by faith alone. The book decisively shaped Calvinism as a major religious and intellectual force in Europe and throughout the world. Here, Bruce Gordon provides an essential biography of Calvin's influential and enduring theological masterpiece, tracing the diverse ways it has been read and interpreted from Calvin's time to today. Gordon explores the origins and character of the Institutes, looking closely at its theological and historical roots, and explaining how it evolved through numerous editions to become a complete summary of Reformation doctrine. He shows how the development of the book reflected the evolving thought of Calvin, who instilled in the work a restlessness that reflected his understanding of the Christian life as a journey to God. Following Calvin's death in 1564, the Institutes continued to be reprinted, reedited, and reworked through the centuries. Gordon describes how it has been used in radically different ways, such as in South Africa, where it was invoked both to defend and attack the horror of apartheid. He examines its vexed relationship with the historical Calvin—a figure both revered and despised—and charts its robust and contentious reception history, taking readers from the Puritans and Voltaire to YouTube, the novels of Marilynne Robinson, and to China and Africa, where the Institutes continues to find new audiences today.

Author : T. H. L. Parker
Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780664231811

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John Calvin by T. H. L. Parker Pdf

John Calvin was one of the most important leaders of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. In this revision of his major biography, T. H. L. Parker explores Calvin's achievement against the backdrop of the turbulent times in which he lived. With clear and concise explanations of Calvin's theology, analyses of his major works, and insights into his preaching, this definitive biography brings this crucially important reformer and his world to life for readers.

Author : Thomas Henry Louis Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Preaching
ISBN : OCLC:1336135994

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The Oracles of God by Thomas Henry Louis Parker Pdf

Author : W. Robert Godfrey
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781433521508

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John Calvin by W. Robert Godfrey Pdf

An introduction to the essential life and thought of one of history's most influential theologians, who considered himself first and foremost a pilgrim and a pastor. July 10, 2009, marks the five-hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. As controversial as he was influential, his critics have named a judgmental and joyless attitude after him, while his admirers celebrate him as the principal theologian of Reformed Christianity. Yet his impact is unmistakable-a primary developer of western civilization whose life and work have deeply affected five centuries' worth of pastors, scholars, and individuals. What will surprise the readers of this book, however, is that Calvin did not live primarily to influence future generations. Rather, he considered himself first and foremost a spiritual pilgrim and a minister of the Word in the church of his day. It was from that "essential" Calvin that all his influence flowed. Here is an introduction to Calvin's life and thought and essence: a man who moved people not through the power of personality but through passion for the Word, a man who sought to serve the gospel in the most humble of roles.

Author : Charles Partee
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664231194

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The Theology of John Calvin by Charles Partee Pdf

The theology of John Calvin (1509-1564) was given classic expression in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1559). In this definitive work, longtime Calvin expert Charles Partee offers a careful exposition of Calvins theology as it appears in the Institutes, paying special attention to the relation of Calvins theology to the history of Christian thought and to the questions of Calvins own time. Partee also examines the development of later Calvinism and the adaptations of Calvins thought by his later followers. As Partee shows, Calvins theology provides a profound exposition of Christian faith and a magnificent resource for theology today.