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Record Nr.

UNISA996205064603316

Titolo

The Cambridge companion to John Calvin / / edited by Donald K. McKim [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

9781139000017

1107485827

1139000012

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 352 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge companions to religion

Disciplina

230/.42/092

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

; Part I. Calvin's life and context -- Calvin's life / Alexandre Ganoczy -- Calvin's Geneva / William G. Naphy -- ; Part II. Calvin's work -- Calvin's writings / Wulfert De Greef -- Calvin as a biblical interpreter / John L. Thompson -- Calvin's theology / I. John Hesselink -- Calvin's ethics / Guenther H. Haas -- Calvin's preaching / Dawn DeVries -- Calvin on piety / Joel R. Beeke -- Calvin and social-ethical issues / Jeannine E. Olson -- Calvin and political issues / William R. Stevenson, Jr. -- Calvin's controversies / Richard C. Gamble -- ; Part III. After Calvin -- The spread of Calvin's thought / Andrew Pettegree -- Calvin and Calvinism / Carl R. Trueman -- Calvin's heritage / R. Ward Holder -- ; Part IV. Calvin today -- Calvin's role in church history / David F. Wright -- The place of Calvin in Christian theology / B.A. Gerrish -- Calvin in ecumenical context / Jane Dempsey Douglass -- Calvin in context: current resources / Karin Maag, Paul Fields.

Sommario/riassunto

John Calvin (1509-1564) stands with Martin Luther (1483-1546) as the premier theologian of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. Calvin's thought spread throughout Europe to the New World and later throughout the whole world. His insights and influence continue to endure today, presenting a model of theological scholarship grounded in Scripture as well as providing nurture for Christian believers within churches across the globe. Dr Donald K. McKim gathers together an



international array of major Calvin scholars to consider phases of Calvin's theological thought and influence. 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. Chapters serve as guides to their topics and provide further readings for additional study. This is an accessible introduction to this significant Protestant reformer and will appeal to the specialist and non-specialist alike.