John Calvins Institutes Of The Christian Religion

Author : Bruce Gordon
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400880505
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion written by Bruce Gordon and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Kirk Freeman
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0805492003
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion written by Kirk Freeman and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 1998 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A volume comparable in style to Cliff's Notes, here highlighting the key points from Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion.

Author : Ford Lewis Battles
Publisher : P & R Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780875521824
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Analysis of the Institutes of the Christian Religion of John Calvin written by Ford Lewis Battles and published by P & R Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calvin's Institutes is one of the most important theological works of the last millennium, but even seminarians and pastors have difficulty finishing it. The author guided students through Calvin's classic for more than forty-five years. His detailed outline and summary of it have been made available posthumously to all.

Author : Kevin DeYoung
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433564424
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grace Defined and Defended written by Kevin DeYoung and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians love to celebrate grace, but often talk about it in vague generalities. But such an important biblical concept ought to be clearly defined so it can be consistently defended. In this book, best-selling author Kevin DeYoung points modern readers back to an old document originally written to do just that. Warmly pastoral and broadly accessible, this book introduces readers to the Canons of Dort, a 17th-century work summarizing the central doctrines of the Christian faith. Widely regarded as a key pillar of the Reformed tradition, the Canons of Dort stand as a faithful witness to God's grace—offering a depth of understanding that the church still needs today. In three concise sections—covering history, theology, and practical application—DeYoung explores what led to the Canons and why they were needed, the five important doctrines that they explain, and Dort's place in the Reformed tradition today.

Author : Douglas Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781952410574
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Calvin's Institutes Book IV written by Douglas Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John T. McNeill
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664220280
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Calvin written by John T. McNeill and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1960 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive English-language edition of one of the monumental works of the Christian church. All previous editions--in Latin, French, German, and English--have been collated; references and notes have been verified, corrected, and expanded; and new bibliographies have been added.The translation preserves the rugged strength and vividness of Calvin's writing, but also conforms to modern English and renders heavy theological terms in simple language. The result is a translation that achieves a high degree of accuracy and at the same time is eminently readable. Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.

Author : John Calvin
Publisher : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780802884299
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Institutes of the Christian Religion, Vol. 2 written by John Calvin and published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theologian par excellence of the Reformation, John Calvin is best known for his Institutes of the Christian Religion, written as a theological introduction to the Bible and a vindication of Reformation principles. After appearing in several editions beginning in 1536, Calvin's Institutes was finally published in this authoritative 1559 edition. Covering a broad range of theological topics from justification by faith alone to the absolute sovereignty of God, Institutes of the Christian Religion remains influential in the Western world and is still widely read by theological students today.

Author : Jean Calvin
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664222987
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Calvin's Institutes written by Jean Calvin and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This abridgement of Ford Lewis Battles' Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion will better acquaint readers with the seminal work in Reformed theology. In an easy-to-read, concise format, Donald McKim follows the main development of Calvin's thought, accentuating his contributions without lingering over matters whose importance has become outdated.

Author : Jean Calvin
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802841674
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Institutes of the Christian Religion, 1536 Edition written by Jean Calvin and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition of Battles's translation will interest general readers who wish to better understand the earliest expression of Calvin's theology, as well as scholars who wish to pursue further research.

Author : John Calvin
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1433671913
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion written by John Calvin and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shepherd's Notes- Christian Classics Series is designed to give readers a quick, step by step overview of some of the enduring treasures of the Christian faith. They are designed to be used along side the classic itself- either in individual study or in a study group. The faithful of all generations have found spiritual nourishment in the Scriptures and in the works of Christians of earlier generations. Martin Luther and John Calvin would not have become who they were apart from their reading Augustine. God used the writings of Martin Luther to move John Wesley from a religion of dead works to an experience at Aldersgate in which his "heart was strangely warmed." Shepherd's Notes will give pastors, laypersons, and students access to some of the treasures of Christian faith.