The Christian polity of John Calvin
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
The Christian polity of John Calvin
（Cambridge studies in the history and theory of politics）
Cambridge University Press, 1982
- est.
- pbk.
Available at / 30 libraries
-
Doshisha University Library (Imadegawa)
: est.132.821;H210;8304044510/2B;8305201813/30;9620167794
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Bibliography: p. 290-297
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
by "Nielsen BookData"
