John Calvin: A Biography

John Calvin: A Biography
ISBN-10
0664231810
ISBN-13
9780664231811
Series
John Calvin
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
1975
Publisher
Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Author
T. H. L. Parker

Description

John Calvin was one of the most important leaders of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. In this revision of his major biography, T. H. L. Parker explores Calvin's achievement against the backdrop of the turbulent times in which he lived. With clear and concise explanations of Calvin's theology, analyses of his major works, and insights into his preaching, this definitive biography brings this crucially important reformer and his world to life for readers.

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