Institutes

Roman Adventure Paul's Epistle Provides a Passageway to Profound Treasures

This article shows how the book of Romans played a role in the writing of the Institutes by John Calvin.

Piety's Wisdom – Calvin's Institute in Context

In Chapter 1 the author wants to provide insight into the historical and theological context of John Calvin’s Institutes. Beach reflects on Calvin’s prefatory address to King Francis I of France and his defence of the Protestant faith against cardinal Jacopo Sadoleto, Bishop of Carpentras in southern France. He also provides a sketch of Calvin’s life and the nature of the Institutes.

John Calvin: A Protestant Manifesto

This article is a biography on John Calvin. Focus is given to the background and the writing of the Institutes.

John Calvin the Theologian The Leader of Theologians

This article looks at the growth of the Institutes, Calvin's complete subservience to Scripture, his God-centered theology, and his contribution to theology.

Godliness Necessary for the Knowledge of God The Challenge of Calvin's Institutes

This article is about John Calvin's view of theology and about his Institutes.

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