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Long regarded as the central theologian of the Protestant Reformation, Calvin changed the course of church and world history. The influence of this book - his original and complete Systematic Theology of the Christian faith - cannot be underestimated. Now released in a readable, newly typeset edition with print large enough to go easy on the eyes, in an affordable single volume.
This is an attractive, one-volume hardcover edition of one of Western Christianity's foundational works. Re-typeset into a clean and modern typeface, this edition is easy on the eyes. Institutes of the Christian Religion is not only an introduction to all Biblical topics, but a vindication of Reformation principles by one of the Reformation's finest scholars.
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At the age of 26, Calvin published several revisions of his Institutes, a seminal work in Christian theology that altered the course of Western history and that is still read by theological students today. It was published in Latin in 1536 and in his native French in 1541, with the definitive editions appearing in 1559 (Latin) and in 1560 (French). The book was written as an introductory textbook on the Protestant faith for those with some learning already and covered a broad range of theological topics from the doctrines of church and sacraments to justification by faith alone. It vigorously attacked the teachings of Roman Catholicism and other heresies, to which Calvin says he had been "strongly devoted" before his conversion to Protestantism. The over-arching theme of the book--and Calvin's greatest theological legacy--is the idea of God's total sovereignty, particularly in salvation and election.
John Calvin (1509-1564) was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology. In Geneva he rejected the authority of the Pope, established a new scheme of civic and church governance, and created a central hub from which Reformed theology was propagated. He is renowned for his teachings and writings.
