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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819462803321

Autore

Steinmetz David Curtis

Titolo

Calvin in context / / David Steinmetz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1995

ISBN

1-280-53494-X

0-19-535796-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 235 pages)

Disciplina

230/.42/092

284.2092

Soggetti

Calvinism - History

Reformation

Reformed Church - Doctrines - History - 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-221) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Translations; 1. Introduction to Calvin; 2. Calvin and the Natural Knowledge of God; 3. Calvin and the Absolute Power of God; 4. Calvin and the First Commandment; 5. Calvin and Abraham; 6. Calvin and Tamar; 7. Calvin and Isaiah; 8. Calvin and the Divided Self of Romans 7; 9. Calvin and Patristic Exegesis; 10. Calvin among the Thomists; 11. Calvin and the Baptism of John; 12. Calvin and His Lutheran Critics; 13. Calvin and the Monastic Ideal; 14. Calvin and the Civil Magistrate; 15. Concluding Observations; Selected Bibliography; General Index; Scriptural Citations Index

Sommario/riassunto

This accessible general introduction to Calvin's thought uses a wide range of primary sources to place Calvin in the context of the theological and exegetical traditions that influenced him.