Jon Balserak

John Calvin as Sixteenth-Century Prophet

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Produktbeschreibung

This study examines Calvin's belief that he was a prophet "placed over nations and kingdoms to tear down and destroy, to build and to plant" (Jer 1: 10). With this authority, Calvin pursued an expansionist agenda which blended religious, political, and social aspects towards the goal of a Protestant France .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780198703259
• ISBN-10: 0198703252
• Artikelnr.: 39480126

Autorenporträt

Jon Balserak is an historian of Early Modern Europe, particularly France. He specializes in intellectual, religious, and cultural history. He was born in Washington D.C. and studied in the U.S. and U.K., completing his Ph.D. at University of Edinburgh in History under the late Professor David F. Wright. He has been at the University of Bristol since 2008.

Inhaltsangabe

1: The "I" of Calvin
2: Prophets and Prophecy up to Calvin
3: Calvin, the Prophet
4: Calvin, the Prophets, and the French (Holy) Wars
5: War and Calvin's Purpose in his Training Lectures
6: Reducing the World to Order