John Calvin in Context
- Editor: R. Ward Holder, Saint Anselm College, New Hampshire
- Date Published: November 2019
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108643061
Find out more about Cambridge eBooks
Adobe eBook Reader
Other available formats:
Hardback
Looking for an inspection copy?
This title is not currently available for inspection. However, if you are interested in the title for your course we can consider offering an inspection copy. To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching.
-
John Calvin in Context offers a comprehensive overview of Calvin's world. Including essays from social, cultural, feminist, and intellectual historians, each specially commissioned for this volume, the book considers the various early modern contexts in which Calvin worked and wrote. It captures his concerns for Northern humanism, his deep involvement in the politics of Geneva, his relationships with contemporaries, and the polemic necessities of responding to developments in Rome and other Protestant sects, notably Lutheran and Anabaptist. The volume also explores Calvin's tasks as a pastor and doctor of the church, who was constantly explicating the text of scripture and applying it to the context of sixteenth-century Geneva, as well as the reception of his role in the Reformation and beyond. Demonstrating the complexity of the world in which Calvin lived, John Calvin in Context serves as an essential research tool for scholars and students of early modern Europe.
Read more- Places Calvin in his social and cultural context, drawing on his life in the sixteenth century
- Places Calvin in his intellectual context, as part of an intellectual millieu rather than as a solitary figure
- Identifies some of the ways Calvin has been received, drawing on the traditions of reading Calvin that both help and hinder the modern view of him and his work
Reviews & endorsements
'The clarity and economy of the essays will prove useful to instructors introducing students to Calvin and his world, and to more advanced students seeking a clear overview of an aspect of Calvin's thought and career.' J. Harrie, Choice
See more reviews'The purpose of R. Ward Holder's splendid handbook … is not to justify the ways of Calvin to men. And yet it may partly achieve that, since its mission is to explain him: to look at his myriad contexts, social, political, theological, and more.' Alec Ryrie, Church Times
'The volume is brought to a masterful conclusion by a forty-eighth chapter that surveys the fortunes of Calvinism in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries … each chapter was excellent in its own right … if one must choose only one, let it be Calvin in Context.' Kenneth J. Stewart, Calvin Theological Journal
'The expert guidance provided by authors on such a wide range of topics in this admirable collection also highlights possibilities for further research. All contributions to this volume are supported by short reading lists to assist in that endeavour.' Graeme Murdock, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History
'A bibliography - American as well as European - and a generous index nominum et rerum complete this valuable Calvin in Context that is far more than an introduction or a guide to Calvin's thought. It is a book about the proper historical, political, theological, even sociological contexts of Calvin's life and works.' Max Engammare, Church History and Religious Culture
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: November 2019
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108643061
- contains: 2 maps
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Introduction. John Calvin in context R. Ward Holder
Part I. France and its Influence:
1. John Calvin's life G. Sujin Pak
2. French Christianity in the early 1500s Raymond A. Mentzer
3. The University of Paris during Calvin's life Greta Grace Kroeker
4. French humanism Olivier Millet
5. French religious politics Jonathan Reid
6. The French wars of religion Diane Margolf
Part II. Switzerland, Southern Germany, and Geneva:
7. The Swiss Confederation in the age of John Calvin Bruce Gordon
8. Strasbourg in the sixteenth century Steven Tyra
9. Geneva and its protectors Charles Parker
10. Daily life in Geneva Jill Fehleison
11. Reforming the city-state: government in Geneva William Naphy
12. Consistories and discipline Jeffrey Watt
13. Reformed education and the Genevan Academy Karin Maag
14. Worship, pastorale, and diaconate in early modern life Elsie A. McKee
Part III. Empire and Society:
15. The politics of the emperors Ute Lotz-Heumann
16. Judaism in Europe during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance David Price
17. Refugees Jesse Sponholz
18. Calvin and women Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt
Part IV. The Religious Question:
19. Western ideals of religious reform Brad Gregory
20. The Luther affair David M. Whitford
21. Religious colloquies Ronald Rittgers
22. The Council of Trent and the Augsburg Interirm Kathleen Comerford
23. Biblical scholarship Jon Balserak
24. The printed word Andrew Pettegree
25. Polemic's purpose Amanda Eurich
26. The style of theology: editions of the institutes Randall Zachman
27. Baptism Karen E. Spierling
28. The Eucharist Amy Nelson Burnett
29. Predestination in early modern thought Charles Raith, III
30. The challenge of heresy: Servetus and Stancaro Arnold Huijgen
31. Idolatry Carlos M. N. Eire
32. Trinitarian controversies Rebecca Giselbrecht
33. Nicodemism and libertinism Kenneth Woo
Part V. Calvin's Influences:
34. Calvin and Luther Christopher Boyd Brown
35. Calvin and Melanchthon Timothy Orr
36. Calvin and the Swiss and South German evangelicals Peter Opitz
37. Calvin's friends: Farel, Viret, and Beza Michael Bruening
38. Calvin's critics: Bolsec and Castellio Kirk Essary
39. Calvin's Lutheran critics Esther Chung-Kim
40. Calvin's Catholic critics Ralph Keen
41. Calvin and the Anabaptists Mirjam van Veen
Part VI. Calvin's Reception: Our Context:
42. International Calvinism Mack Holt
43. Calvin legends: hagiography and demonology Jennifer Powell McNutt
44. Calvin in the British Isles and the colonies Crawford Gribben
45. Calvin in the Netherlands and the Dutch Atlantic world Christine Kooi
46. Calvin in Asia Yudha Thianto
47. Calvin's theoretical legacy in the seventeenth-nineteenth centuries Keith Stanglin
48. Calvin's fortunes in the twentieth century Bruce Gordon
Conclusion. Calvin and Calvinism R. Ward Holder.
Related Books
related journals
.jpg)
.jpg)
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×