Author : Anthony N. S. Lane
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 27,55 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567086945
A fine study of John Calvin and his relationships with the fathers and medieval scholars, by one of the leading present-day experts in Calvin studies. Specific themes explored include, for example, Calvin's knowledge of the Greek fathers, his use and sources of Bernard of Clairvaux, his use of the fathers in Bondage and Liberation of the Will, and the sources for his Genesis commentary.
Author : Richard A. Muller
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 43,21 MB
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441242546
Richard Muller, a world-class scholar of the Reformation era, examines the relationship of Calvin's theology to the Reformed tradition, indicating Calvin's place in the tradition as one of several significant second-generation formulators. Muller argues that the Reformed tradition is a diverse and variegated movement not suitably described either as founded solely on the thought of John Calvin or as a reaction to or deviation from Calvin, thereby setting aside the old "Calvin and the Calvinists" approach in favor of a more integral and representative perspective. Muller offers historical corrective and nuance on topics of current interest in Reformed theology, such as limited atonement/universalism, union with Christ, and the order of salvation.
Author : Donald K. McKim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 47,43 MB
Release : 2004-06-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521016728
Dr Donald K. McKim gathers together an international array of major Calvin scholars to consider phases of Calvin's theological thought and influence. Here, historians and theologians meet to present a full picture of Calvin's contexts, the major themes in Calvin's writings, and the ways in which his thought spread and has increasing importance today. The chapters serve as guides to their topics and provide further readings for additional study. This is an accessible introduction to the significant Protestant reformer and will appeal to the specialist and non-specialist alike.
Author : A. N. S. Lane
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,70 MB
Release : 2009-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 080103731X
A leading Calvin scholar provides an annotated guide to the reading of Calvin's Institutes, selecting passages critical to understanding Calvin's theology.
Author : T. H. L. Parker
Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 16,34 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0664231810
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 : Erik A. de Boer
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 11,41 MB
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9047412214
John Calvin's sermons on Ezekiel, held between 1552 and 1554 in the church 'la Madeleine' in Geneva and now studied for the first time, offer intriguing material on his exposition of prophetic visions. The manuscripts disclose the reformer's preaching on the book as a whole, including the visions on the restoration of Israel, Gog and Magog, and the great temple vision. The first part of this study focuses on the history of patristic, medieval and 16th century exegesis of Ezekiel. The second part is a systematic theological analysis of the hermeneutical principles of Calvin's exposition of visionary revelation. Finally, the sermons on the visions of Ezek. 36-48, a unique specimen of literal historical exegesis with a christological perspective, are analysed.
Author : James G. McCarthy
Publisher : Christian Small Publishers Association
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 27,74 MB
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780984168101
The story of five students who try to solve a mystery that has baffled theologians for centuries. -- front cover
Author : Karl Barth
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 35,36 MB
Release : 1995-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780802806963
This historically significant volume collects Karl Barth's lectures on John Calvin, delivered at the University of Göttingen in 1922. The book opens with an illuminating sketch of medieval theology, an appreciation of Luther's breakthrough, and a comparative study of the roles of Zwingli and Calvin. The main body of the work consists of an increasingly sympathetic, and at times amusing, account of Calvin's life up to his recall to Geneva. In the process, Barth examines and evaluates the early theological writings of Calvin, especially the first edition of the Institutes.
Author : Michael A. G. Haykin
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 29,36 MB
Release : 2011-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433523574
While the church today looks quite different than it did two thousand years ago, Christians share the same faith with the church fathers. Although separated by time and culture, we have much to learn from their lives and teaching. This book is an organized and convenient introduction to how to read the church fathers from AD 100 to 500. Michael Haykin surveys the lives and teachings of seven of the Fathers, looking at their role in such issues as baptism, martyrdom, and the relationship between church and state. Ignatius, Cyprian, Basil of Caesarea, and Ambrose and others were foundational in the growth and purity of early Christianity, and their impact continues to shape the church today. Evangelical readers interested in the historical roots of Christianity will find this to be a helpful introductory volume.
Author : William R. Estep
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 32,19 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802808868
Four hundred seventy years ago the Anabaptist movement was launched with the inauguration of believer's baptism and the formation of the first congregation of the Swiss Brethren in Zurich, Switzerland. This standard introduction to the history of Anabaptism by noted church historian William R. Estep offers a vivid chronicle of the rise and spread of teachings and heritage of this important stream in Christianity. This third edition of The Anabaptist Story has been substantially revised and enlarged to take into account the numerous Anabaptist sources that have come to light in the last half-century as well as the significant number of monographs and other scholarly works on Anabaptist themes that have recently appeared. Estep challenges a number of assumptions held by contemporary historians and offers fresh insights into the Anabaptist movement.
