The Theology of Calvin / Edition 1

by Wilhelm Niesel

Overview

The range and sweep of John Calvin's theology have rarely been more comprehensively presented than by Niesel in this important book, which has long been recognised by Calvin scholars and students of Reformation theology as an essential work. Niesel moves systematically through the great Reformer's theology and provides a lucid exposition. He does this by breaking Calvin's theology into categories, both major - such as the Trinity and the Bible - and more mundane - like the limits of secular government. His analysis both illuminates Calvin's ideas and helps to set them into the framework of their time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780227172247
Publisher:	James Clarke & Co. Ltd
Publication date:	09/01/2002
Series:	Library of Ecclesiastical History
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	5.47(w) x 8.46(h) x (d)

About the Author

Professor Dr. Wilhelm Niesel was educated at Friedrichs-Werderschen Gymnasium at Berlin and studied theology at the University of Berlin, Tubingen and Gottingen. He was Pastor in Wuppertal-Elberfeld (Germany) and later became Professor of theology at the University of Berlin.

Table of Contents

1. The Present State of Critical Studies 2. The Knowledge of God 3. The Trinity 4. Creation and Providence 5. Sin 6. The Law of God 7. The Old and New Testaments 8. The Mediator 9. The Grace of Christ Within Us 10. The Life of a Christian Man 11. Prayer 12. God's Eternal Election 13. The Church 14. The Sacraments 15. The Secular Government 16. The Theology of Calvin and its Structural Organization Index