Calvin: A Brief Guide to His Life and Thoughts
Description
Publisher's Description: In this book, one of the world's leading Calvin scholars, Willem van't Spijker, provides a compact guide to Calvin's life and the main elements of his thought. By tracing Calvin's influence, he shows both the development of Calvin's thought and the ways in which it was important in his time and later. The book will be an excellent introduction to Calvin's life and thought for both beginning students and those already acquainted with Calvin's work.
Author
Willem van 't Spijker is one of today's leading John Calvin scholars. He is the author of many books and served as a theological professor at the University of Apeldoorn in the Netherlands.
Endorsements
"This brief guide is long on insight and information. In a very readable manner, it serves as a ready entry into the life of Calvin, fully embedding that life in the currents of sixteenth-century society and culture. The life and work of Calvin is on fully contextualized display here, as is the erudition of the author and the skill of the translator. Highly recommended"
- Thomas J. Davis
