Capturing both the best of elite scholarship, as well as exhibiting a firm understanding of and passion for Calvin's own work, these essays by 20 elite Calvin scholars who appreciate the abiding value of Calvin's Institutes provide definitive and section-by-section commentary on Calvin's magnum opus.

Historical Context of the Institutes as a Work in Theology - The True and Triune God: Calvin's Doctrine of the Holy Trinity - Election and Predestination: The Sovereign Expressions of God - A Shattered Vase: The Tragedy of Sin in Calvin's Thought - Calvin's Interpretation of the History of Salvation: The Continuity and Discontinuity of the Covenant - Justification and Union with Christ - Appropriating Salvation: The Spirit, Faith and Assurance, and Repentance - Ethics: The Christian Life and Good Works according to Calvin - Calvin, Worship, and the Sacraments - Calvin's Doctrine of the Last Things: The Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting

“This book is the work of a team of scholars . . . . Full advantage is taken of the current cottage industry of Calvin studies, which has achieved already notable insights in many areas. The essays vary in technical level, but are all strong and clear for the wayfaring man, and some are outstanding. They add up to a very valuable volume, which I commend with enthusiasm. For making Calvin known today as well as once he was, and in every age deserves to be, this really is a major step forward.” —J. I. Packer, Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver

“As a contribution to the celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of Calvin’s birth, this collection of essays is to be warmly welcomed. If this symposium leads people back to read Calvin’s Institutes for themselves, it will have fulfilled a good purpose.” —Professor A.T.B. McGowan, Principal of the Highland Theological College, Scotland

A Theological Guide to Calvin’s Institutes fills a gap in the literature for Reformation studies. Twenty leading Calvin scholars have contributed to a work that ably provides a section-by-section commentary on Calvin’s magnum opus. Capturing both the best of elite scholarship, as well as exhibiting a firm understanding of and passion for Calvin’s own work, these essays provide definitive commentary from Calvin scholars who seek to elucidate his work and display its abiding value. This long-needed work serves as the natural companion to Calvin’s The Institutes of the Christian Religion for classes, students, pastors, and others for years to come.

Contributors include:

• William S. Barker
• K. Scott Oliphint
• Robert L. Reymond
• Douglas F. Kelly
• R. Scott Clark
• Joseph A. Pipa, Jr.
• Michael S. Horton
• Peter A. Lillback
• Derek W. H. Thomas
• Robert A. Peterson
• Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.
• Joel R. Beeke
• David Clyde Jones
• William Edgar
• David B. Calhoun
• W. Robert Godfrey
• Joseph H. Hall
• David W. Hall
• Cornelius P. Venema
• Richard C. Gamble

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