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Calvin

by Bruce Gordon

  • Hardback
  • 448 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 3.8 cm

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During the glory days of the French Renaissance, young John Calvin (1509-1564) experienced a profound conversion to the faith of the Reformation. For the rest of his days he lived out the implications of that transformation - as exile, inspired reformer, and ultimately the dominant figure of the Protestant Reformation. Calvin's vision of the Christian religion has inspired many volumes of analysis, but this engaging biography examines a remarkable life. Bruce Gordon presents Calvin as a human being, a man at once brilliant, arrogant, charismatic, unforgiving, generous, and shrewd.The book explores with particular insight Calvin's self-conscious view of himself as prophet and apostle for his age and his struggle to tame a sense of his own superiority, perceived by others as arrogance. Gordon looks at Calvin's character, his maturing vision of God and humanity, his personal tragedies and failures, his extensive relationships with others, and the context within which he wrote and taught. What emerges is a man who devoted himself to the Church, inspiring and transforming the lives of others, especially those who suffered persecution for their religious beliefs.
Calvin and The Bible
The BibleCalvin

  • Author

    Bruce Gordon

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Yale University Press

  • Published

    May 2009

  • Weight

    812g

  • Page Count

    448

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 3.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780300120769

  • ISBN-10

    0300120761

  • Eden Code

    1873715

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