This book explores the relationship between Calvin's thought about civil and ecclesiastical order and his own circumstances and activities. The early chapters argue that in his pre-Genevan writings, including the first edition of the Institution, Calvin's political thinking was entirely conventional; his subsequent thought and conduct were not an implementation of previously formulated ideas. Later chapters examine whether and to what extent Calvin developed a distinctive vision of the Christian polity as part of an overall conception of the Christian life.
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1. The training of a lawgiver; 2. The Institution: the first version; 3. The first public ministry; 4. Reconstruction; 5. The Institution of 1543; 6. Geneva and Calvin, 1541-64; 7. The civil order of a Christian commonwealth; 8. Political morality in the thought of Calvin; 9. The laws and mores of a Christian commonwealth; 10. Unfinished business: a speculative summary and PostScript.
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This book explores the relationship between Calvin's thought about civil and ecclesiastical order and his own circumstances and activities.

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ISBN
9780521316385
Publisert
1985-07-18
Utgiver
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
400 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320

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