John Calvin, myth and reality : images and impact of Geneva's Reformer : Papers of the 2009 Calvin Studies Society colloquium / edited by Amy Nelson Burnett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calvin Studies Society. Colloquium (2009 : Grand Rapids, Mich.)

Contributor:

Burnett, Amy Nelson, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564--Influence--Congresses.

Calvin, Jean.

Kingdon, Robert M. (Robert McCune), 1927-2010.

Kingdon, Robert M.

Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xvi, 255 pages : music ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Or. : Cascade Books, [2011]

Summary:

The chapters in this volume were originally presented as papers at the 2009 colloquium of the Calvin Studies Society, held to mark the five-hundredth anniversary of John Calvin's birth. They offer a fresh evaluation of Calvin's ideas and achievements, and describe how others--from his contemporaries to the present--have responded to or built upon the Calvinist heritage. This book dispels popular misperceptions about Calvin and Calvinism, allowing readers to make a more accurate assessment of Calvin's importance as a theologian and historical figure. Contributions address areas in which Calvin's legacy has been most controversial or misunderstood, such as his attitude toward women, his advocacy of church discipline, and his understanding of predestination. These essays also give a nuanced picture of the impact of Calvinism by taking account of both the positive and negative reactions to it from the early modern period to the present.

Contents:

Demoting Calvin : the issue of Calvin and the Reformed tradition / Richard A. Muller

Calvin never changed his mind, or did he? : evidence from the young Reformer's teaching on prayer ? Elsie Anne McKee

The good, the bad, and the indifferent : myths, realities, and ambiguities in Calvin's teaching about women / John L. Thompson

Calvin and church discipline : penance, apology, and reconciliation / Diane C. Margolf

The elder's gaze : women and consistorial discipline in late sixteenth-century France / Graeme Murdock

Elements of Calvin's theology and practice in the Reformed churches of Java in the seventeenth-century / Yudha Thianto

A devil's siren or an angel's throat : the pipe organ controversy among the Calvinists / Randall D. Engle

"Cruel, cold and false" Calvin and the Calvinists through the eyes of their Dutch opponents (1566-1619) / Mirjam G.K. van Veen

Calvinism at the borders of the empire : Johannes Wigand and the Lutheran reaction to Calvinism / Irene Dingel

Respect for the Word : what Calvin and Wittgenstein had against images / Constantin Fasolt

God's gracious provision : Calvin and his heirs on political order / David T. Koyzis

The doctrine of Scripture in the Calvinist churches in Korea / Jay J. Shim.

Notes:

"The 2009 colloquium of the Calvin Studies Society, held to commemorate the five-hundredth anniversary of the Reformer's birth, brought together thirteen scholars from a variety of disciplines to discuss the disparities between Calvin's real and imagined impact"--Introd. p. xiv.

"In memory of Robert M. Kingdon (1927-2010)"

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-248) and indexes.

ISBN:

160899693X

9781608996933

OCLC:

733230344

Publisher Number:

99945576447