John Calvin: The Statesman
As the title suggests, Stevenson takes a rare view of Calvin as statesman, analyzing not only his theological influence, but his impact on government, legislation and organization of the Church. The prologue declares, "The most permanent contributions of Calvin's genius lay less in the line of theology than of statesmanship. Calvin cherished the belief that the Reformation could be accomplished only by regeneration, by separation and by negation . . . . His theology was derivative and less original than his polity, yet he so interpreted the former as to make the latter its logical outcome."
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John Calvin: The Statesman
As the title suggests, Stevenson takes a rare view of Calvin as statesman, analyzing not only his theological influence, but his impact on government, legislation and organization of the Church. The prologue declares, "The most permanent contributions of Calvin's genius lay less in the line of theology than of statesmanship. Calvin cherished the belief that the Reformation could be accomplished only by regeneration, by separation and by negation . . . . His theology was derivative and less original than his polity, yet he so interpreted the former as to make the latter its logical outcome."
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John Calvin: The Statesman

John Calvin: The Statesman

by Richard Taylor Stevenson
John Calvin: The Statesman

John Calvin: The Statesman

by Richard Taylor Stevenson

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As the title suggests, Stevenson takes a rare view of Calvin as statesman, analyzing not only his theological influence, but his impact on government, legislation and organization of the Church. The prologue declares, "The most permanent contributions of Calvin's genius lay less in the line of theology than of statesmanship. Calvin cherished the belief that the Reformation could be accomplished only by regeneration, by separation and by negation . . . . His theology was derivative and less original than his polity, yet he so interpreted the former as to make the latter its logical outcome."

Product Details

BN ID: 2940012348081
Publisher: Logos Bible Software
Publication date: 03/24/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 436 KB

About the Author

Richard Taylor Stevenson served as Chair of History at Ohio Wesleyan University and wrote several historical works including Growth of the Nation, 1809 to 1837, The Missionary Interpretation of History.
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