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Author : Paul Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044014318059
Author : Alister E. McGrath
Publisher : Blackwell Publishing
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1993-10-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0631189475
One of the best sources for understanding the impact of John Calvin, McGrath's work updates The History and Character of Calvinism by John T. McNeill with a fascinating biography that also explores Calvin's cultural importance.
Author : T. H. L. Parker
Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780664231811
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 : Paul Emil Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015005115202
Author : Henry Stebbing,Paul Henry
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1022846574
A comprehensive biography of John Calvin, the influential theologian and key figure in the Protestant Reformation. The book examines his life, theology, and impact on the Church, as well as the historical context in which he lived and worked. This is an essential read for anyone interested in the development of Christianity in the 16th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Paul Henry
Publisher : General Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1458924025
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1; Original Published by: Whittaker and co., c 1849. in 1849 in 562 pages; Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Religious; History / General; Religion / Christian Theology / General; Religion / Christianity / Calvinist;
Author : Paul Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:38046419
Author : Paul Emil Henry
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1407753223
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : Bruce Gordon
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300159813
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 : Bruce Gordon
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400880508
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 : John Calvin
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606087435
A leading expert on John Calvin brings together the reformer's most profound reflections on what it means to live a fully Christian life. The Christian Life includes excerpts from Calvin's impressive theological writings and illuminating sermons, as well as a selection of his stately prayers. Editor John H. Leith focuses on Calvin's spirituality, which arose out of the reformer's conviction that theology's primary importance is to encourage piety, to edify, and to transform human life and society. Calvin's writings have much to tell about the manner and style of Christian living. The writings gathered in The Christian Life draw upon Calvin's own heartfelt commitment to the ideals of life in Christ and to the responsibility to the community he served as pastor, preacher, teacher, and counselor. Here, then, is Calvin's own pattern for the conduct of the fully Christian life, which stresses that it is in Christian people living in Christian community and in society that we see most clearly the reality of faith. The Christian Life shares Calvin's thinking on such essential questions as the nature of sin; the importance of self-denial and cross-bearing to the Christian life; maintaining the proper balance between the present life and the life to come; the role of grace; the concept of Christian freedom; the place of prayer; the centrality of community; ideas of the elect and predestination; and the deepest purposes of God for his people. He relates all issues to the fundamental question of piety and how Christians can best attune themselves to God's unfolding plans in everyday life. This compact volume makes available to readers as never before some of the most accessible and rewarding writings of this foremost figure in the history of Christian thought. The selections in The Christian Life will introduce the reader to an influential form of Christian piety; but above all, they provide a clue to how Christians today may live and cope with the problems of personal and public life in a highly pluralistic and secular culture, in which the traditional guides and support for Christian living seem to have lost vitality and vigor.
Author : W. Robert Godfrey
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781433521508
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 : Henry Beveridge,Théodore de Bèze
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1022505114
Henry Beveridge and Théodore de Bèze's 'The Life of John Calvin' offers a detailed look into the life and work of John Calvin, one of the most influential figures of the Reformation. The book touches on Calvin's personal life, and his religious and political beliefs while providing context to the social and political climate of the time. Beveridge and Bèze's fluid writing style and thorough research make this book an interesting read that will appeal to scholars, students and general readers alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Thomas Henry Dyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433082342779
Author : W. J. Grier
Publisher : Banner of Truth
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1848711816
In this book the reader will find a straightforward introduction to the life and work of the great Reformer of Geneva. W J. Grier's fast-moving biography not only depicts the titanic struggle by which the gospel was established in Geneva, but also provides valuable insights into the work of God that we know as 'the Reformation'. In Calvin's own words, 'God's loving-kindness to us was wonderful, when the pure gospel emerged out of that dreadful darkness in which it had been buried for so many years.'