This fine collection of essays is part of an international Calvin renaissance which coincides with the 500th anniversary of his birth. Calvin wanted no monument over his grave in Geneva but the impact of his ideas lives on among those who take seriously the Christian faith and its charter documents, the Holy Scriptures. These essays are written with insight, nuance, and critical appreciation for one of the seminal theologians of the Christian tradition. --Timothy George, founding dean of Beeson Divinity School of Samford University and a senior editor of Christianity Today.
This book, celebrating Calvins 500th anniversary in 2009, contains important new essays by respected evangelical theologians on Calvins ongoing significance. It serves as a great introduction to, and assessment of, Calvins theology. Chapters include studies on Calvins Understanding of Revelation (Michael Horton), Calvin on the Trinity (Kurt Anders Richardson), Calvin on Creation and Providence (Oliver D. Crisp), Calvins Theological Anthropology (Henri Blocher), Calvins View of Sin (Lanier Burns), Calvin on the Cross of Christ (Mark D Thompson), Calvin, the Theologian of the Holy Spirit (Elias Dantas), Calvin on Justification, (Gabriel Fackre), Calvins Cross Theology of Sanctification (Sung Wook Chung), Election, Predestination and the Mission of God (Antonio Barro), Calvins Ministry in Geneva: Theology and Practice (Jung-Sook Lee), Calvins Socio-Political Ethics (Dieumeme Noelliste), John Calvins Critical Two-Kingdoms Eschatology (John Bolt), and Calvin and Religions (Veli-Matti Karkkainen).
