Author: John Calvin
Narrator: John Calvin
Unabridged: 5 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Christian Audio
Published: 07/11/2016
Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Christianity, Calvinist, Christian Church
John Calvin (1509–1564) was
a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and 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.
Great. Listened to it again in March of 2017. Good stuff.......more
I read this every year. I love it because it speaks so clearly and directly about the primary reasons for the Reformation and it indicts our current Protestant church culture which treats worship with a fearful lightness that Calvin would find just as dangerous at the Roman Catholic excesses of the......more
This was a fantastic read! Calvin is very articulate in defending the Protestant faith and explaining what we are actually protesting. I also think the book is relevant in issues pertaining to perversions within the Protestant tradition itself; particularly, with regards to misunderstandings of the......more
My first foray into Calvin’s works and it did not disappoint. It was well written and reasoned through argumentation. Listening to his Biblical arguments against the Catholic church’s failings of that time while reflecting on the current church as it is seen across denominations and especially in Am......more