Professor and renowned Reformation historian Herman Selderhuis has written this book to bring Calvin near to the reader, showing him as a man who had an impressive impact on the development of the Western world, but who was first of all a believer who struggled with God and with the way God governed both the world and his own life.
In this intriguing book, Herman Selderhuis argues that John Calvin's biblical interpretation of the Psalms is fundamentally shaped by his doctrine of God. Selderhuis minimizes references to other Calvin studies and other works by Calvin, thus allowing Calvin's theology on the Psalms to speak for itself. The book is organized thematically according ...
A revealing and stimulating description of the sixteenth-century reformer and his theory and practice of marriage and divorce. Bucer was known as a marriage broker as well as a marriage breaker; his views were first rejected and later neglected, yet they have an all-time freshness. Marriage and Divorce offers Bucer's revolutionary and ...
In the focus of early modern history of education and professional training of theologians and clergy this collection of essays allows a wide range survey to persons, institution, texts and serial sources for the 16th and 17th centuries.
Calvin studies have been receiving new impetus from various fields of research. Recent archive discoveries and their assessment, an increase in researching letters and commentaries, and new editions and revised theological inquiry have helped Calvin studies gain momentum. This volume compiles contributions from the 9th International Calvin ...
Research on French theologian John Calvin is flourishing around the world, and his quincentennial in 2009 has given such research even greater momentum. Designed to support and stimulate this research, The Calvin Handbook gathers contributions from internationally renowned scholars. Offering a comprehensive view of Calvins life, his theology, and ...
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