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Endorsements<\/h2>\n

‘Any who wish to encounter Calvin’s systematic theology at its most pastoral, freest from controversial preoccupations, and mediated through superlative translation, should devour this rendering of the Reformer’s own French version of the second edition of his Institutes<\/em>.’ — J. I. PACKER<\/p>\n

Book Description<\/h2>\n

Institutes of the Christian Religion<\/em> is Calvin\u2019s single most important work and one of the key texts to emerge from the Reformation of the sixteenth century. The book accompanied the Reformer throughout his life, growing in size from what was essentially an expanded catechism in 1536 to a full-scale work of biblical theology in 1559-60.<\/p>\n

Among the intermediate editions of the Institutes<\/em>, none deserves to be better known than the first French edition of 1541.<\/p>\n

Avoiding the technical details and much of the polemics of the final work, the Institutes<\/em> of 1541 offers a clear and comprehensive account of the work of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in creation, revelation, and redemption in the life of the individual Christian and in the worship and witness of the church.<\/p>\n

Not doctrine only but its practical use is Calvin\u2019s abiding concern. The author of the Institutes<\/em> invites us both to know and to live the truth, and thus allow God\u2019s Spirit to transform us.<\/p>\n

The present translation is newly made from the French of 1541. It has been designed and annotated with the needs of a wide readership in mind.<\/p>\n

Review<\/h3>\n