Bringing together the work of fourteen eminent historians, this volume reexamines the ways in which Calvinism affected--and was affected by--the very different societies in which it took root.
Although the character, course, and consequences of Calvinism have long been the subject of controversy, there is no doubt that the Calvinist movement left an enduring stamp on Europe, North America,...
Paperback. Text in German, French and English. Pencil underlining through the first 20 pages; none after. Wrappers are slightly edge worn and scuffed. Some curling along edges and corners. Else good...
A revealing new portrait of John Calvin that captures his human complexity and the sixteenth-century world in which he fought his personal and theological battlesDuring the glory days of the French...