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Every four years, the international Calvin Congress convenes to share insights in the theology and context of the 16th century Reformer John Calvin. A selection of the papers is published in this conference volume.
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Barbara Pitkin, PhD ist Dozentin für Religiöse Studien an der Stanford Universität, Californien, USA.Wim Moehn is Professor with a Special Chair in the History of Reformed Protestantism at Protestant Theological University in Amsterdam, and minister in Hilversum.Dr. Scott M. Manetsch is Professor of Church History at the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield (IL).Dr. Kirk Summers is Professor of Classics at the University of Alabama.Pierrick Hildebrand is an associate researcher at the Swiss Reformation Studies Institute of the University of Zurich.Willem van Vlastuin is professor of Theology and Spirituality of Reformed Protestantism at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and dean of the Hersteld Hervormd Seminary there.Ariane Albisser is Teaching Assistent for Church History at the University of Zurich.Kevin P. Emmert (PhD, London School of Theology) is an academic editor in the book division of Crossway.Dr. Elise Anne McKee is Professor of Reformation Studies and History of Worship at the Princeton theological Seminary.Jeanette Kreijkes is a PhD student at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Besides, she is a teacher of Latin and Greek.PD Dr. habil. Cornel Zwierlein lehrt und forscht auf einer Heisenberg-Stelle am Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut für Geschichte der Freien Universität Berlin.Arnold Huijgen is Professor of Dogmatics at the Protestant Theological University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is the secretary of the Presidium of the International Calvin Congress.Dr. Karin Maag is Director of the H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the United States. She is currently serving as President of the International Congress on Calvin Research.
he International Calvin Congress.Herman J. Selderhuis ist Professor für Kirchengeschichte an der Theologischen Universität Apeldoorn, Direktor von Refo500, Wissenschaftlicher Kurator der Johannes a Lasco Bibliothek sowie Präsident des Internationalen Calvinkongresses.Prof. Dr. phil. theol. habil. Irene Dingel ist Direktorin des Leibniz-Instituts für Europäische Geschichte, Abteilung für Abendländische Religionsgeschichte, Mainz.Dr. Emidio Campi ist emeritierter Professor für Kirchengeschichte.Dr. Elise Anne McKee is Professor of Reformation Studies and History of Worship at the Princeton theological Seminary.Richard A. Muller is P. J. Zondervan Professor of Historical Theology Emeritus and is Senior Fellow of the Junius Institute for Digital Reformation Research at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Dr. Risto Saarinen ist Professor für ökumenische Theologie an der Universität Helsinki.Benyamin Intan is President of the International Reformed Evangelical Seminary, Jakarta (STTRII).
Summary
The 16th century Reformer John Calvin is an outstanding personality. That’s why the international Calvin Congress convenes every four years to share insights in the theology and context of his person. Whether it is about the relation between Christianity and politics, Calvin’s interpretation of biblical texts or if it’s about Calvin, the systematic theologian whose concepts build a cornerstone for nowadays schemes – the papers collected in this volume will help for a better understanding of his significant person and thoughts.
Foreword
The heritage of the 16th century Reformer John Calvin is still alive. Many researchers light up how Calvin’s thoughts changed church in history and still influence modern Christianity.
