Four hundred years ago John Calvin was born. His birth (July 10, 1509) will be commemorated on two continents by churches, states, institutions of learning, and social and literary organizations. This fact indicates the cosmopolitan character of the influence of his life and work. He belongs to a small group of epoch-making men in the world’s history. He was primarily a religious reformer and a theologian, but his interpretation of Christianity modified also the civil and social life of th...

This volume was written upon the occasion of the four hundredth anniversary of Calvins birth with the intent of increasing awareness and appreciation for the great leader of the Reformation. Aimed for popular use, Vollmer included key aspects of Calvins work, character and historical record in such a way as to engage and intrigue laypeople and scholars alike. Although small in size, with concise language, vivid illustrations and concentration on Calvins person and his contributions, Theologia...

The Marble Faun is Hawthorne's most unusual romance. Writing on the eve of the American Civil War, Hawthorne set his story in a fantastical Italy. The romance mixes elements of a fable, pastoral, Gothic novel, and travel guide. In the spring of 1858, Hawthorne was inspired to write his romance when he saw the Faun of Praxiteles in a Roman sculpture gallery. The theme, characteristic of Hawthorne, is guilt and the Fall of Man. The four main characters are Miriam, a beautiful painter who is ...

This collection brings together biography, history, theology, hagiography and hymns to gather as many articles as possible about the German hymn-writer Joachim Neander (1640-1680).

The Institutes of the Christian Religion (Institutio Christianae religionis) is John Calvin's seminal work on Protestant systematic theology. Highly influential in the Western world and still widely read by theological students today, it was published in Latin in 1536 (at the same time as the English King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries) and in his native French in 1541, with the definitive editions appearing in 1559 (Latin) and in 1560 (French). The book was written as an intr...

John Foxe (1517-1587) was an English historian and martyrologist. He early became a Protestant and, when Mary Tudor became queen, he fled from England to Strasbourg, France. There, he occupied himself with a Latin history of the Christian persecutions and he printed, in Latin, the first part of his history of the persecution of Protestant reformers. "Foxe's Book of Martyrs" is an account of Christian martyrs throughout Western history, emphasizing the sufferings of English Protestants and ...

Written by Andrew Murray, Abide in Christ is a daily meditation on the Word of God.There are 31 days of intimacy with the Lord Jesus, in a book with many messages of faith and hope.Andrew Murray was one of the main pastors and Christian leaders of the century XIX.He wrote more than 240 books, including:Abide in ChristAbsolute SurrenderBe PerfectDivine HealingGod's Will: Our Dwelling PlaceHoly in ChristHow to Raise You...

*Includes 20 works, including Pardon for the Greatest Sinners, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, The Vain Self-Flatteries of the Sinner,Pressing into the Kingdom of God, The Excellency of Christ and more. Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 March 22, 1758) was a preacher, theologian, and missionary to Native Americans. Edwards is widely acknowledged to be America's most important and original philosophical theologian, and hes considered one of America's greatest intellectuals. Edwards's th...

John Calvin (10 July 1509 27 May 1564) was one of the most influential Christians of the last millennium. An influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation, Calvin was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later named after him. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530, and after religious tensions provoked a violent uprising against Protestants in France, Calvin fled to Basel,...

*Includes the following Commentaries: On Election and Predestination. On Ethics and the Common Life. On Faith. On Jesus Christ. On Providence. On the Bible. On the Christian Life. On the Church. On the Knowledge of God, and Other Works*Includes Illustrations*Includes an Original Introduction*Includes Table of Contents and working links for each Title

John Calvin (10 July 1509 27 May 1564) was one of the most influential Christians of the last millennium. An influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation, Calvin was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later named after him. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530, and after religious tensions provoked a violent uprising against Protestants in France, Calvin fled to Base...

Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 March 22, 1758) was a preacher, theologian, and missionary to Native Americans. Edwards is widely acknowledged to be America's most important and original philosophical theologian, and hes considered one of America's greatest intellectuals. Edwards's theological work is very broad in scope, but he is often associated with his defense of Reformed theology, the metaphysics of theological determinism, and the Puritan heritage. Recent studies have emphasized how...