Cover art for John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion
Published
Princeton University Press, May 2016
ISBN
9780691152127
Format
Hardcover, 304 pages
Dimensions
19.1cm × 11.4cm

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John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion is a defining book of the Reformation and a pillar of Protestant theology. First published in Latin in 1536 and in Calvin's native French in 1541, the Institutes argues for the majesty of God and for justification by faith alone. The book decisively shaped Calvinism as a major religious and intelle

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