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| Title | : | Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols |
| Author | : | John Calvin |
| Book Format | : | ebook |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1822 pages |
| Published | : | September 9th 2016 by Westminster/John Knox Press (Philadelphia) (first published 1536) |
| Categories | : | Religion. Theology. Christian. Christianity. Nonfiction. Classics |
John Calvin
ebook | Pages: 1822 pages Rating: 4.14 | 9724 Users | 324 Reviews
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Institutes of the Christian Religion This limited edition of John Calvin's Reformation classic, "Institutes of the Christian Religion," commemorates the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth in 1509.This beautiful new jacketed cloth volume features: - An eight-page, four-color insert on coated stock, including a frontispiece featuring the title page of the original publication and a timeline of the Reformation and of John Calvin's life... Full description
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| Original Title: | Institutio Religionis christianae |
| ISBN: | 0664220282 (ISBN13: 9780664220280) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.iep.utm.edu/calvin/ |
Rating Containing Books Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols
Ratings: 4.14 From 9724 Users | 324 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols
Last January I begin an adventure that I had no idea how arduous it would be. As I begun to dive into Calvin's magisterial Institutes of the Christian Religion, I set out before me an endeavour that would slowly but surely change the way that I think on manifold facets. Although I would love to expound an innumerable levels on Calvin's thought, and what I have learned from this past year, I would rather, for brevity's sake, share very briefly three principles that Calvin has taught me which haveThis made me laugh out loud.
Let's be upfront about this: I came into this reading disliking Calvin. I dislike almost everything about him. I dislike his rigidity. I dislike his scriptura sola thing. I dislike the way he twists his theology to satisfy two claimsi) God can't changeii) People are worthless even though God changes throughout the bible and people wouldn't be worth saving if we were worthless. I dislike the way he ignores the obvious conclusion from his theology, which was nicely smirked at in James Hogg's
This probably better than Bavinck, which means the best thing ever. Time and time again, I discover that Calvin has already thought about that question and settled it. This is an easy-to read edition as well.
I actually finished this a long time ago. Finished it several times, actually. If people read Calvin, they will soon learn that all their stereotypes of him are wrong. He said nothing on predestination that Aquinas didn't say, for example. Most adherents outside the tradition, if honest, must confess that they have not read calvin all the way through.Even if one rejects Calvin's theology, one must still come to grips with his breakthroughs in epistemology. A head-in-the-sand approach is no
Years ago I took a course in Reformation Theology for which this book was a required text. It was a good course, taught by a knowledgeable professor, who did not force us to read the entire book. After the course was over I determined to read the entire book, but abandoned it in frustration when I got to about p. 250. Last year, I had to use it for work and decided that, since that was the case, I was going to conquer it finally.The book is a long treatise on systematic theology, meant to
if i ever finish this, i will immediately begin it again
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