Institutes of the Christian Religion (text only) Revised edition by J. Calvin,H. Beveridge

by H. Beveridge J. Calvin

Institutes of the Christian Religion [Hardcover]John Calvin (Author) Henry Beveridge (Translator)

Genres: Theology

1059 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Jack Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Almost 6 months of reading and every page was worth it. 😤 I’m grateful to be done 😩

[Peter Kiss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Listened on audiobook. It was very interesting to see how much Calvin thought that he was steering theology back into orthodoxy as he quotes the old fathers, rather than ever departing from orthodoxy or creating anything new. Overall, I loved seeing the birth of reformation theology but I prefer reading Calvin's modern successors for systematics since they go far deeper on certain issues.

[Caleb Lofthus · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a shame that we live in an age where the attention span & theological depth of many people is too shallow, that it won’t allow the absorption of great teaching from men of God, like John Calvin.

Calvin’s institutes are an amazing, theologically rich, & mature treatise on the Christian faith! Do I agree with him on everything? No! Do I think that if Calvin lived today he would continue to reform, sharpen, and further develop his beliefs? Yes!

The Institutes should be required reading for every mature believer.

[Landon Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Overall a great set of books. I look forward to referencing sections and going back through my notes.

Given that it took me over a year to read this 4 volume amazing work of systematic theology by Saint John Calvin, I laughed when I read how Calvin described himself: "I have a natural love of brevity, and, perhaps, any attempt of mine at copiousness would not succeed."

But I also could see his point, as his style is direct, logical, and precise.

Nonetheless, that quote stood out as at least slightly ironic to me.

[Carson Knauff · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the final boss of my year of reading big books. It is a marvel this book exists as it is so dense, so thought out, so knowledgeable in church history, and covered in Scripture. A resource I will return to often as it is not a core text for TULIP but a core text for Protestant Christianity.

[Seth Bollinger]

I only read most of books 1-3, so I left 25% of this unread. But marking it as finished for now!

[Cameron Borders · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fine Wine. Required reading. Timeless. Maybe the best non inspired book ever written…