John Calvin's 'Institutes of the Christian Religion'

Zusatztext "[A] compact treatment of the life of one of the great theological texts, John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion . . . . Due to the broad intellectual history it develops, this book would work quite well in the classroom as a secondary source on Calvin and Reformed theology for upper-level undergraduates and seminary students. It could also be recommended as a primer on these topics for interested nonspecialists." ---Tanner Capps, Renaissance Quarterly Informationen zum Autor Bruce Gordon Klappentext "Gordon's book is an invaluable introduction to Calvin and the Institutes , and to the diversity of interpretation surrounding it." --John L. Thompson, Fuller Theological Seminary "Bruce Gordon's biography of Calvin's book is well researched, energetically presented, and broadly informative. Gordon ably situates the Institutes against its author and the complicated history of Calvinism." --Mark A. Noll, author of Protestantism: A Very Short Introduction Zusammenfassung 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 intelle

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Gordon, Professor Bruce Gordon
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9780691152127
• ISBN: 978-0-691-15212-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 200 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Lives of Great Religious Books; Lives of Great Religious Books
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Presbyterian, RELIGION / Christianity / Calvinist, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, History of Religion, Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches, Calvinist, Reformed and Presbyterian Churches