Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-221) and indexes.
Introduction to Calvin -- Calvin and the natural knowledge of God -- Calvin and the absolute power of God -- Calvin and the first commandment -- Calvin and Abraham -- Calvin and Tamar -- Calvin and Isaiah -- Calvin and the divided self of Romans -- Calvin and Patristic exegesis -- Calvin among the Thomists -- Calvin and the baptism of John -- Calvin and his Lutheran critics -- Calvin and the monastic ideal -- Calvin and the civil magistrate -- Concluding observations.
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This accessible general introduction to Calvin's thought uses a wide range of primary sources to place Calvin in the context of the theological and exegetical traditions that influenced him.