| Calvin in Context: Second Edition Contributor(s): Steinmetz, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199736383 ISBN-13: 9780199736386 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Calvinist - Religion | Christianity - History - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 230.420 |
| LCCN: 2009027534 |
| Lexile Measure: 1590 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.05 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book illuminates Calvin's thought by placing it in the context of the theological and exegetical traditions--ancient, medieval, and contemporary-- that formed it and contributed to its particular texture. Steinmetz addresses a range of issues almost as wide as the Reformation itself, including the knowledge of God, the problem of iconoclasm, the doctrines of justification and predestination, and the role of the state and the civil magistrate. Along the way, Steinmetz also clarifies the substance of Calvin's quarrels with Lutherans, Catholics, Anabaptists, and assorted radicals from Ochino to Sozzini. For the new edition he has added a new Preface and four new chapters based on recent published and unpublished essays. An accessible yet authoritative general introduction to Calvin's thought, Calvin in Context engages a much wider range of primary sources than the standard introductions. It provides a context for understanding Calvin not from secondary literature about the later middle ages and Renaissance, but from the writings of Calvin's own contemporaries and the rich sources from which they drew. |