| Institutes of the Christian Religion Contributor(s): Calvin, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1598561685 ISBN-13: 9781598561685 Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2008 Annotation: This book was written as a theological introduction to the Bible and a vindication of Reformation principles. After appearing in several editions beginning in 1536, Calvin's 'Institutes' was finally published in this authoritative 1559 edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Theology - Systematic - Religion | Christianity - Calvinist |
| Dewey: 230.42 |
| LCCN: 2007035374 |
| Physical Information: 2.2" H x 6.5" W x 9.4" (3.70 lbs) 1104 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Reformed - Topical - Home Schooling |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hendrickson offers a one-volume hardcover edition of one of Western Christianity's foundational works. Re-typeset into a clean and modern typeface, this edition is easy to read for the modern eye. This book will appeal to libraries, seminarians, pastors, and laypeople." Institutes of the Christian Religion" by John Calvin is an introduction to the Bible and a vindication of Reformation principles by one of the Reformation's finest scholars. At the age of twenty-six, Calvin published several revisions of his "Institutes of the Christian Religion, " a seminal work in Christian theology that altered the course of Western history and that is still read by theological students today. It was published in Latin in 1536 and in his native French in 1541, with the definitive editions appearing in 1559 (Latin) and in 1560 (French). The book was written as an introductory textbook on the Protestant faith for those with some learning already and covered a broad range of theological topics from the doctrines of church and sacraments to justification by faith alone. It vigorously attacked the teachings of those Calvin considered unorthodox, particularly Roman Catholicism, to which Calvin says he had been "strongly devoted" before his conversion to Protestantism. The over-arching theme of the book--and Calvin's greatest theological legacy--is the idea of God's total sovereignty, particularly in salvation and election. |