The Theology of John Calvin

Karl Barth (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

424 Seiten

1995
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co (Verlag)
9780802806963 (ISBN)

Lieferbar (Termin unbekannt)
Versandkostenfrei
Auch auf Rechnung

Artikel merken

This historically significant volume collects Karl Barth's lectures on John Calvin, delivered at the University of Gottingen in 1922. The main body of the work consists of a sympathetic account of Calvin's life up to his recall to Geneva and an examination and evaluation of Calvin's early theological writings.

This historically significant volume collects Karl Barth's lectures on John Calvin, delivered at the University of Gottingen in 1922. The book opens with an illuminating sketch of medieval theology, an appreciation of Luther's breakthrough, and a comparative study of the roles of Zwingli and Calvin. The main body of the work consists of an increasingly sympathetic, and at times amusing, account of Calvin's life up to his recall to Geneva. In the process, Barth examines and evaluates the early theological writings of Calvin, especially the first edition of the Institutes.

(1886 1968) Karl Barth was professor of dogmatictheology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. He isconsidered by some to be the greatest Protestant theologianof the twentieth century and possibly the greatest sincethe Reformation. Among his most famous works are ChurchDogmatics and The Epistle to the Romans. Geoffrey W. Bromiley (1915 2009) was professor emeritus of Church History and Historical Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He was best known as the translator of numerous theological books, including the 9-volume Theolog

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.10.1995
Übersetzer	Geoffrey W. Bromiley
Verlagsort	Grand Rapids
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 235 mm
Gewicht	590 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-13	9780802806963 / 9780802806963
Zustand	Neuware