The legacy of John Calvin :
Series: Calvin 500 series Published by : P & R Pub., (Phillipsburg, N.J. :) Physical details: 112 pages ; 22 cm. ISBN:9781596380851; 1596380853.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie | 284.20 HAL (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | APA073515 |
Includes bibliographical references.
A chronology of John Calvin's life -- Ten ways modern culture is different because of John Calvin. Education : the academy -- Care for the poor : the bourse -- Ethics and interpretation of the moral law : the Decalogue -- Freedom of the church : the company of pastors -- Collegial governing : the Senate -- Decentralized politics : the republic -- Parity among all professions : the doctrine of vocation -- Economics and profit : the invisible hand -- Music in the vernacular : the Psalter -- The power of publishing ideas : the Genevan presses -- Epilogue -- John Calvin : a life worth knowing. Calvin's life -- Calvin's friendships -- Calvin's death -- Epilogue : Humility -- Tributes : measuring a man after many generations. Baptists -- Anglicans -- Independents -- Methodists -- Roman Catholic -- Conclusion.
David Hall identifies 10 seminal ways that Calvin's thought transformed the culture of the West, complete with a nontechnical biography of Calvin and tributes by other leaders. The Legacy of John Calvin is brief enough for popular audiences and analytical enough to provide much information in a short space. To augment the introduction to the life and thought of John Calvin, the author has included a helpful time-line of Calvin's life. - Publisher.
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