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A Life of John Calvin

A Study in the Shaping of Western Culture

  • Paperback
  • 352 pages
  • Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

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For those curious about John Calvin's impact.

"A Life of John Calvin" reveals his lasting influence.

You’ll understand how Calvin shaped modern beliefs.

Discover the remarkable life and lasting influence of John Calvin in this engaging exploration by Alister E. McGrath, perfect for anyone interested in the roots of modern Western culture.

History occasionally produces figures whose influence on their own and successive generations is immense. Marx, Freud and Lenin had such an influence, and so, Alister McGrath argues, does John Calvin. This book provides a fresh;and lucid exploration of Calvin's life and influence, his theology and his political thought, and his determining of the course of European history. It traces Calvin's remarkable impact on the development of modern Western attitudes to work, wealth, civil rights, capitalism and the natural sciences.;Published to wide critical acclaim in hardback and now available in paperback, this ground-breaking study of Calvin will be welcomed by all concerned with an understanding of the shaping of modern western culture.
A Life of John Calvin and The Intellectual Origins of the European Reformation
The Intellectual Origins of the European ReformationA Life of John Calvin

  • Title

    A Life of John Calvin

  • Author

    Alister E. McGrath (Lecturer in Historical and Systematic Theology, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford)

  • Book Format

    paperback

  • Publisher

    Blackwell Publishers Ltd

  • Published

    September 1993

  • Edition

    New edition

  • Weight

    518g

  • Page Count

    352

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780631189473

  • ISBN-10

    0631189475

  • Eden Code

    31310

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