Monergism Books

Binding: Paperback
Page Count: 210
Publisher: Trinity
ISBN#: 0940931761

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Description: Will Durant, an American Catholic historian, thought Calvin "darkened the human soul with the most absurd and blasphemous conception of God in all the long and honored history of nonsense." Leopold von Ranke, a German historian, praised Calvin as the "virtual founder of America." Hated and loved by many, John Calvin remains, after 450 years, one of the most controversial figures of church history. Calvin's influence stems from one source: his proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which had been all but eclipsed for a thousand years by the superstitious tyranny of the Roman Church-State. An indefatigable preacher and writer, Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion became the manifesto of the Reformation. Calvin turned Geneva into the arsenal of Christianity, flooding the world with tracts, books, sermons, and missionaries. This is a very readable and concise introduction to his thinking.

Contents: John Calvin: A Chronology; The Man, the Churchman, and the Statesman; Calvin on Knowledge; Calvin on Scripture; Calvin on God; Calvin on Man; Calvin on The Covenant; Calvin on Christ; Calvin on Salvation; Calvin on The Church; Calvin on the Last Things; Notes; Appendix: The Five Points of Calvinism; Glossary; Bibliography; Scripture Index; Index.