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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789564803321

Autore

Balserak Jon

Titolo

Establishing the remnant church in France [[electronic resource] ] : Calvin's lectures on the Minor Prophets, 1556-1559 / / by Jon Balserak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011

ISBN

1-283-12024-0

9786613120243

90-04-21022-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Collana

Brill's series in church history, , 1572-4107 ; ; v. 50

Disciplina

224/.906

Soggetti

Remnant (Theology) - History of doctrines - 16th century

Reformed Church - France - History - 16th century

France Church history 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-222) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / J. Balserak -- Chapter One. Introduction / J. Balserak -- Chapter Two. Audience And Context: The Church, Nicodemism, And The Situation In France Up To The Time Of Calvin’s Lectures On The Minor Prophets / J. Balserak -- Chapter Three. Prophet: Calvin As Authoritative Interpreter And Reformer / J. Balserak -- Chapter Four. Interpreting: Calvin’s Exegesis Of The Minor Prophets / J. Balserak -- Chapter Five. Applying: Overthrowing The Roman Church; Establishing The Remnant Church / J. Balserak -- Chapter Six. Concluding Thoughts: Calvin’s Vision Of The Church In This Age / J. Balserak -- Bibliography / J. Balserak -- Index / J. Balserak.

Sommario/riassunto

Calvin lectured on the Minor Prophets from 1555/6 to 1559, beginning at the time of the implementation of the Peace of Augsburg. He saw the era in which he lived – particularly the period following the calling of the Council of Trent (1545) and the enforcing of the Augsburg Interim (1548) – as like that of Elijah; a fundamentally troubled era for the church. This study offers a comprehensive analysis of these lectures, their context, audience, and aims. It argues that they were integral not simply to his training of ministers and missionaries for France but to Calvin’s endeavors to call the faithful remnant out of a corrupt Roman



Church and to re-establish the Christian Church in France (and Europe).