John Calvin's ''Institutes of the Christian Religion'': A Biography

✍ Scribed by Gordon, Bruce

• Book ID: 109023599
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 125 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 4919801475

✦ Synopsis

Overview: John Calvin's "Institutes of the Christian Religion" is a defining book of the Reformation and a pillar of Protestant theology. First published in Latin in 1536 and in Calvin's native French in 1541, the "Institutes" argues for the majesty of God and for justification by faith alone. The book decisively shaped Calvinism as a major religious and intellectual force in Europe and throughout the world. Here, Bruce Gordon provides an essential biography of Calvin's influential and enduring theological masterpiece, tracing the diverse ways it has been read and interpreted from Calvin's time to today.