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The Christian Polity of John Calvin

The Christian Polity of John Calvin

The Christian Polity of John Calvin

Harro Höpfl
July 1985
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    This book explores the relationship between Calvin's thought about civil and ecclesiastical order and his own circumstances and activities. The early chapters argue that in his pre-Genevan writings, including the first edition of the Institution, Calvin's political thinking was entirely conventional; his subsequent thought and conduct were not an implementation of previously formulated ideas. Later chapters examine whether and to what extent Calvin developed a distinctive vision of the Christian polity as part of an overall conception of the Christian life.

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    July 1985
    Paperback
    9780521316385
    320 pages
    216 × 138 × 19 mm
    0.4kg
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    Table of Contents

    • 1. The training of a lawgiver
    • 2. The Institution: the first version
    • 3. The first public ministry
    • 4. Reconstruction
    • 5. The Institution of 1543
    • 6. Geneva and Calvin, 1541-64
    • 7. The civil order of a Christian commonwealth
    • 8. Political morality in the thought of Calvin
    • 9. The laws and mores of a Christian commonwealth
    • 10. Unfinished business: a speculative summary and PostScript.
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    • Harro Höpfl