The Calvin Handbook

by Selderhuis, Herman J.

• ISBN13: 9780802862303
• ISBN10: 0802862306
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-05
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

Research on French theologian John Calvin is flourishing around the world, and his quincentennial in 2009 has given such research even greater momentum. Designed to support and stimulate this research. The Calvin Handbook gathers contributions from internationally renowned scholars. Offering a comprehensive view of Calvin's life, his theology, and the history of his reception, this handbook is a uniquely helpful resource on Calvin for readers of every interest level. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Herman J. Selderhuis is professor of church history and church polity and director of the Institute for Reformation Research at the Theologische Universiteit Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. His other books include John Calvin: A Pilgrim's Life and Calvin's Theology of the Psalms.

Table of Contents

Preface to the English Edition	p. viii
Sigla and Abbreviations	p. x
Orientation	p. 1
Calvin Images: Images and Self-Image	p. 1
Calvin's Works - Old and New	p. 8
Calvin Research: Tools, Institutions, and State of Research	p. 16
Person	p. 23
Stations	p. 23
France and Basel	p. 23
Calvin's First Stay in Geneva	p. 30
Strasbourg	p. 38
Geneva II	p. 44
Historical Connections	p. 57
Calvin and Wittenberg	p. 57
Calvin and the Swiss Confederation	p. 63
Calvin and Strasbourg	p. 74
Calvin and France	p. 78
Calvin and the Netherlands	p. 87
Calvin and Eastern Europe	p. 97
Calvin and Rome	p. 104
Calvin's Relations with Southern Europe	p. 112
Calvin and the British Isles	p. 118
Theological Relations	p. 125
Calvin and the Church Fathers	p. 125
Calvin and the Humanists	p. 137
Calvin and the Jews	p. 143
Calvin and the Anabaptists	p. 146
Calvin and His Opponents	p. 154
Calvin and Students	p. 165
Work	p. 173
Types	p. 173
Sermons	p. 173
Commentaries and Prefaces	p. 181
Tracts and Treatises	p. 192
The Institutes	p. 199
Catechisms	p. 206
Letters	p. 214
Themes	p. 224
God and Humanity	p. 224
Scripture	p. 235
The Trinity	p. 245
Christology	p. 257
Creation and Providence	p. 267
Anthropology	p. 275
Faith and Justification	p. 288
Pneumatology	p. 299
Predestination	p. 312
Ecclesiology	p. 323
Ethics and Church Discipline	p. 332
The Sacraments	p. 344
Church and State	p. 355
Eschatology	p. 361
Structures	p. 365
Communio cum Christo	p. 365
Accommodatio Dei	p. 372
Exegesis and Doctrina	p. 372
Tradition and Renewal	p. 384
Influence and Reception	p. 397
Thematically	p. 397
The Law and Canon Law	p. 397
Liturgy	p. 407
Art and Literature	p. 418
Education and Pedagogy	p. 428
Politics and Social Life	p. 437
Science	p. 448
Marriage and Family Life	p. 455
Spirituality	p. 465
Historically	p. 472
Calvin and Reformed Orthodoxy	p. 472
Calvin's Reception in the Eighteenth Century	p. 479
Calvin's Reception in the Nineteenth Century	p. 486
Calvin's Reception in the Twentieth Century	p. 496
Calvin in Africa	p. 504
Calvin in Asia	p. 512
Calvin in America	p. 519
Contributors and Translators	p. 527
Bibliography of Primary Sources and Literature	p. 530
Indexes
Persons	p. 567
Places	p. 578
Subjects	p. 581
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