JOHN CALVINS INSTITUTES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION

John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion is a defining book of the Reformation and a pillar of Protestant theology. First published in Latin in 1536 and in Calvin's native French in 1541, the Institutes argues for the majesty of God and for justification by faith alone. The book decisively shaped Calvinism as a major religious and intellectual force in Europe and throughout the world . Here, Bruce Gordon provides an essential biography of Calvin's influential and enduring theological masterpiece, tracing the diver se ways i...[Llegir més]