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Autore |
Helm Paul |
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Titolo |
Calvin [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for the perplexed / / Paul Helm |
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London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-86841-1 |
9786612868412 |
0-567-43181-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (186 p.) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-168) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; 1 Orientation; 2 The Knowledge of God and of Ourselves; 3 God in Trinity; 4 The Son; 5 Grace and Faith; 6 The Christian Life; 7 The Church and Society; 8 Calvin and Calvinism; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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John Calvin is a major theologian of the Christian Church, but one who is also the subject of widespread misunderstanding and misinterpretation. He is also a figure whom other theologians either seek to 'capture' to endorse their own (often very different positions) or whom they seek to vilify. His situation in late medievalism is often overlooked. So there is an important need to re-situate Calvin. Calvin: A Guide for the Perplexed attempts to do this in the context of providing a 'middle level' introduction to his thought. The need for such re-situating will be stressed in the first Chapter, |
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