Conversion: John Calvin's and Ours:

Discernment in religion is described as the most comprehensive act by which people of faith come to know and grasp God and themselves. Religious discernment is a mysterious act involving two subjects in a relationship. By discerning God in our life, we also discern ourselves.
John Calvin described his knowledge of God as knowledge of himself. For the reformer, conversion is a formative act of discernment that makes his knowledge of God and himself possible. The thesis of this study is that ...