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John Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor

W. Robert Godfrey (Author)

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Binding: Paperback
Page Count: 208
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN#: 9781433501326

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Description: An introduction to the essential life and thought of one of history’s most influential theologians, who considered himself first and foremost a pilgrim and a pastor.

July 10, 2009, marks the five-hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. As controversial as he was influential, his critics have named a judgmental and joyless attitude after him, while his admirers celebrate him as the principal theologian of Reformed Christianity. Yet his impact is unmistakable—a primary developer of western civilization whose life and work have deeply affected five centuries’ worth of pastors, scholars, and individuals.

What will surprise the readers of this book, however, is that Calvin did not live primarily to influence future generations. Rather, he considered himself first and foremost a spiritual pilgrim and a minister of the Word in the church of his day. It was from that “essential” Calvin that all his influence flowed.

Here is an introduction to Calvin’s life and thought and essence: a man who moved people not through the power of personality but through passion for the Word, a man who sought to serve the gospel in the most humble of roles.

Excerpt: Introduction, Chapter 1 - PDF

"A masterful treatment of John Calvin by a masterful church historian."
--R. C. Sproul, Chairman and President, Ligonier Ministries

"A rich tapestry woven from both Calvin's life-story and his profound biblical theology. Robert Godfrey's mature scholarship, enthusiasm for his subject, and easy style bring Calvin to life for the twenty-first-century reader. Here is a rare work indeed."
--Sinclair B. Ferguson, Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina

"As a veteran church historian, Godfrey places the Reformer in his context and does not hide his blemishes. I owe a great deal of my own formative understanding of Calvin to Robert Godfrey and hope for a wide readership of this important book."
--Michael S. Horton, J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California

About the Author
W. Robert Godfrey (PhD, Stanford) is president of Westminster Seminary California and a longtime professor of church history whose major research interest is the Reformation. He is also a frequent conference speaker and the author of four other books and numerous articles.

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