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"Able historians and theologians here take up the question of John Calvin's relationship to Roman Catholicism. Polemics, dialogue, and engagement marked Calvin's history with the Roman Catholics as it also did the churches stemming from Calvin's influences. These pieces set the contexts, issues, and—in some cases—surprising results of these interactions. The studies benefit both Reformed and Roman Catholic traditions, offering not only enhanced knowledge but also ecumenical enrichment."—Donald K. McKim, editor of The Cambridge Companion to John Calvin and Readings in Calvin's Theology
"Serious reflection—especially theological—on the confessional distinctions and ecumenical commonalities of the Reformed and Roman traditions, traditions uneasily equipoised for many centuries, is long overdue. Zachman's collection of essays importantly advances the conversation among those of 'faith seeking understanding.'"—Charles Partee, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
"These wide-ranging essays address Calvin's views of Roman Catholicism, early modern Catholic lives of Calvin, concrete interactions of Catholics and Reformed Protestants in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and modern Catholic views of Calvin's sacramentality. They suggest some unanticipated links, underline clear incompatibilities, and will prompt historical and theological reflection about the relationship of Calvin to Roman Catholicism."—Brad S. Gregory, University of Notre Dame
"This collection of papers, by both Protestant and Roman Catholic scholars, is a valuable contribution to our understanding of Calvin and to today's dialogue between the two sides."—Tony Lane, London School of Theology
"These essays illustrate how Roman Catholic and Protestant scholars have moved from polemic to dialogue, in this case regarding interaction between John Calvin and Roman Catholicism. The result of this stimulating exchange is a new appreciation of Calvin's catholicity and a better understanding of the Catholic milieu in which the reformer lived and worked."—I. John Hesselink, Western Theological Seminary
"Zachman's book offers an equal number of essays from Roman Catholic scholars and Reformed scholars, and it successfully balances the work of professors of historical theology and historians of the Reformation era. Historians, theologians, and pastors will profit from this book."—John Patrick Donnelly, SJ, Marquette University
Foreword (Lawrence S. Cunningham)
Introduction: Why John Calvin and Roman Catholicism? (Randall C. Zachman)
1. Roman Catholic Lives of Calvin from Bolsec to Richelieu: Why the Interest? (Irena Backus)
2. Calvin and the Nicodemites (George H. Tavard)
3. Friend and Foe: Reformed Genevans and Catholic Neighbors in the Time of Calvin (Karen E. Spierling)
4. Rules of Engagement: Catholics and Protestants in the Diocese of Geneva, 1580-1633 (Jill Fehleison) 5. In partibus infidelium: Calvinism and Catholic Identity in the Dutch Republic (Charles H. Parker)
6. John Calvin, Accidental Anthropologist (Carlos M. N. Eire)
7. Revising the Reform: What Calvin Learned from Dialogue with the Roman Catholics (Randall C. Zachman)
8. Calvin and Sacramentality: A Catholic Perspective (Dennis E. Tamburello)
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"Able historians and theologians here take up the question of John Calvin's relationship to Roman Catholicism. Polemics, dialogue, and engagement marked Calvin's history with the Roman Catholics as it also did the churches stemming from Calvin's influences. These pieces set the contexts, issues, and—in some cases—surprising results of these interactions. The studies benefit both Reformed and Roman Catholic traditions, offering not only enhanced knowledge but also ecumenical enrichment."—Donald K. McKim, editor of...