John Calvin As Sixteenth Century Prophet

Author : Jon Balserak
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191008276

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John Calvin as Sixteenth-Century Prophet by Jon Balserak Pdf

John Calvin as Sixteenth-Century Prophet examines Calvin's sense of vocation. Jon Balserak argues that Calvin believed himself to be a prophet "placed over nations and kingdoms to tear down and destroy, to build and to plant" (Jer 1: 10). With this authority, Calvin pursued an expansionist agenda which blended the religious, political, and social towards making France, upon which he turned his attentions especially after 1555, Protestant. Beginning with an analysis of the two trajectories of thought existing within Christian discourse on prophecy from the patristic to the Early Modern era, this study goes on to locate Calvin within a non-mystical, non-apocalyptic prophetic tradition that focused on scriptural interpretation. Balserak demonstrates how Calvin developed a plan to win France for the gospel; a plan which included the possibility of armed conflict. To pursue his designs, Calvin trained "prophets" who were sent into France to labor intensely to undermine the king's authority on the grounds that he supported idolatry, convince the French Reformed congregations that they were already in a war with him, and prepare them for a possible military uprising. An additional part of this plan saw Calvin search for a French noble willing to support the evangelical religion, even if it meant initiating a coup. Calvin began ruminating over these ideas in the 1550s or possibly earlier. In this analysis, the war which commenced in 1562 represents the culmination of Calvin's years of preparation.

Author : Jon Balserak
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198703259

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John Calvin as Sixteenth-Century Prophet by Jon Balserak Pdf

This study examines Calvin's belief that he was a prophet "placed over nations and kingdoms to tear down and destroy, to build and to plant" (Jer 1: 10). With this authority, Calvin pursued an expansionist agenda which blended religious, political, and social aspects towards the goal of a Protestant France .

Author : Jon Balserak
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191068201

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Calvinism: A Very Short Introduction by Jon Balserak Pdf

In this Very Short Introduction, Jon Balserak explores major ideas associated with the Calvinist system of thought. Beginning during the Protestant Reformation in cities like Zurich, Geneva, and Basel, Calvinismâalso known as Reformed Theologyâspread rapidly throughout Europe and the New World, eventually making its way to the African Continent and the East. Balserak examines how Calvinist thought and practice spread and took root, helping shape church and society. Much of contemporary thought, especially western thought, on everything from theology to civil government, economics, the arts, work and leisure, education, and the family has been influenced by Calvinism. Balserak explores this influence. He also examines common misconceptions and objections to Calvinism, and sets forth a Calvinist understanding of God, the world, humankind, and the meaning of life. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Bruce Gordon
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300159813

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Calvin by Bruce Gordon Pdf

During the glory days of the French Renaissance, young John Calvin (1509-1564) experienced a profound conversion to the faith of the Reformation. For the rest of his days he lived out the implications of that transformation—as exile, inspired reformer, and ultimately the dominant figure of the Protestant Reformation. Calvin's vision of the Christian religion has inspired many volumes of analysis, but this engaging biography examines a remarkable life. Bruce Gordon presents Calvin as a human being, a man at once brilliant, arrogant, charismatic, unforgiving, generous, and shrewd. The book explores with particular insight Calvin's self-conscious view of himself as prophet and apostle for his age and his struggle to tame a sense of his own superiority, perceived by others as arrogance. Gordon looks at Calvin's character, his maturing vision of God and humanity, his personal tragedies and failures, his extensive relationships with others, and the context within which he wrote and taught. What emerges is a man who devoted himself to the Church, inspiring and transforming the lives of others, especially those who suffered persecution for their religious beliefs.

Author : Charles Hannon Byrd
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532654749

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Pentecostal Aspects of Early Sixteenth-century Anabaptism by Charles Hannon Byrd Pdf

Early-sixteenth-century radical Anabaptism emanated in Swiss protest during Huldrych Zwingli’s protest against the Roman Catholic Church. Much like Luther, Zwingli founded his reform effort on the premise that the Bible was the sole arbiter of the Christian faith, sola scriptura, and the sufficiency of the shed blood of Christ for eternal salvation, sola fide. Based on these two principles, both Zwingli and Luther adopted the doctrine of the priesthood of the believer, which recognized every believer’s Spirit-empowered ability to read and interpret the Bible. Radical adherents to Zwingli first rejected the idea of infant baptism, which Zwingli continued to practice. This led to the radical practice of the rebaptism of adults, which was subsequently labeled as Anabaptism. These Anabaptists also interpreted 1 Corinthians 12–14, Paul’s description of the manifestation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as the biblical format for conducting proper church. This direction led Zwingli and the city of Zurich to outlaw the Anabaptists and their practices, which brought severe persecution and martyrdom.

Author : Robert V. Schnucker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015022033990

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Calviniana by Robert V. Schnucker Pdf

Author : George Richard Potter,Mark Greengrass
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Calvinists
ISBN : 071316381X

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John Calvin by George Richard Potter,Mark Greengrass Pdf

Author : Michael Allen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567699305

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The Fear of the Lord by Michael Allen Pdf

This volume examines what it means to proceed in the path of wisdom by beginning with fear of God, that is, mindfulness always and everywhere of God's being and presence. Michael Allen describes the praxis of fearing the Lord, how that posture of contemplative pursuit marks the theological task and defines our theological method; in so doing it takes up the significant topics of divine revelation, theological exegesis, intellectual asceticism, and retrieval/ressourcement from a distinctly doctrinal perspective. In each of these conversations, doing theology in the presence of God functions as a consistent thread. God is not mere object but truly functions as subject in the process of theological growth, though God's presence and agency fund rather than negate creaturely theological responsibility. The Fear of the Lord: Essays on Theological Method explores some of the most central questions of contemporary theological method – revelation, Scripture, theological interpretation, retrieval, intellectual asceticism, scholastic method – by asking in each and every case what it means to think fundamentally of the perfect and present God involved and active in these spheres.

Author : Jacob T. Hoogstra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258027046

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John Calvin, Contemporary Prophet by Jacob T. Hoogstra Pdf

Author : G. Sujin Pak
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195371925

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The Judaizing Calvin by G. Sujin Pak Pdf

By exploring how Martin Luther, Martin Bucer, and John Calvin interpreted a set of eight messianic psalms (Psalms 2, 8, 16, 22, 45, 72, 110, 188), Sujin Pak elucidates key debates about Christological exegesis during the era of the Protestant reformation. More particularly, Pak examines the exegeses of Luther, Bucer, and Calvin in order to (a) reveal their particular theological emphases and reading strategies, (b) identify their debates over the use of Jewish exegesis and the factors leading to charges of 'judaizing' leveled against Calvin, and (c) demonstrate how Psalms reading and the accusation of judaizing serve distinctive purposes of confessional identity formation. In this way, she portrays the beginnings of those distinctive trends that separated Lutheran and Reformed exegetical principles.

Author : Jon Balserak
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004210226

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Establishing the Remnant Church in France by Jon Balserak Pdf

Calvin lectured on the Minor Prophets during the late-1550s. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of these lectures, their context, audience, and aims, through which it endeavors to shed light on Calvin's prophetic work to re-establish the Christian Church.

Author : John MACKENZIE (of Huntingdon.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1823
Category : Reformation
ISBN : UVA:X030802176

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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of John Calvin. [Compiled partly from the “Vita Joannis Calvini” of T. de Bèze, and including extracts from Calvin's “Institutio christianae religionis”.] To which is prefixed, a brief sketch of the history of the Reformation ... Printed from the last London edition, with additions. [With a portrait.] by John MACKENZIE (of Huntingdon.) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004688025

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The Old Testament, Calvin, and the Reformed Tradition by Anonim Pdf

The eleven essays in this volume demonstrate how Calvin and the Reformed tradition engage with the Old Testament. The articles address two main areas: Calvin's interpretation of certain Old Testament books, and how Reformed thinkers in the global world study, explain, and apply the teaching of the Old Testament in their own contexts. This volume is the expanded version of the papers presented at the 2019 Calvin Studies Society Colloquium. Contributors include J. Todd Billings, Allison Brown, Thomas J. Davis, Jeff Fisher, Christine Kooi, Maarten Kuivenhoven, Scott Manetsch, Graeme Murdock, G. Sujin Pak, Yudha Thianto, and Michael VanderWeele.

Author : Jon Balserak
Publisher : Brill's Companions to the Chri
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004371575

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A Companion to the Reformation in Geneva by Jon Balserak Pdf

Reforming Geneva. Government and political life during an age of transition (1451-1603) / Mathieu Caesar -- Ministry. 'Where today are the widows who have this honorable office?' Calvin, the diaconate, and Women / Elsie Anne McKee -- Education, discipline, and control. Torture and punishment in Reformation Geneva / Sara Beam -- Relationships and developments. Geneva, Zurich, and the Swiss Reformed Churches / Peter Opitz.

Author : Irena Backus,Philip Benedict
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199876983

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Calvin and His Influence, 1509-2009 by Irena Backus,Philip Benedict Pdf

This volume collects papers initially written as the plenary addresses for the largest international scholarly conference held in connection with the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth, organized in Geneva by the Institute of Reformation History. The organizers chose as theme for the conference ''Calvin and His Influence 1509-2009,'' hoping to stimulate reflection about what Calvin's ideas and example have meant across the five centuries since his lifetime, as well as about how much validity the classic interpretations that have linked his legacy to fundamental features of modernity such as democracy, capitalism, or science still retain.