Calvin's Institutes is one of the most important th of the last millennium, but even seminarians and pastors have difficulty finishing it. Ford Lewis Battles was experienced in guiding students through this volume, as he taught it for forty-five years. His detailed outline and summary are now available for everyone interested in Calvin's great work.
Calvin's Institutes is one of the most important theological works of the last millennium, but even seminarians and pastors have difficulty finishing it. Battles was experienced in guiding students through this volume, teaching it for forty-five years. His detailed outline and summary are now available for everyone interested in Calvin's great work.
Ford Lewis Battles (19151979) received his PhD from Hartford Theological Seminary. Battles was a visiting professor of church history at Calvin Theological Seminary and also taught at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Hartford Theological Seminary. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost Calvin scholars of recent years.
Students and teachers of Calvin are [now] further indebted to Ford Lewis Battles, the noted Calvin translator and scholar. . . .With the availability of the Analysis, perhaps more people will take up the challenge and read (and more to teach!) the Institutes.
A remarkably helpful guide... The Analysis will make it much easier for us to delve into the richness of Calvin’s thought.
Should be of considerable help to the student as he threads his way through the lengthy theological classic, under the guidance of a foremost Calvin scholar.
The author demonstrates a great gift of interpreting Calvin for the beginner, who will value this volume.
Will surely prove to be a useful guide for serious students of the Institutes, providing a comprehensive overview of the longer work.
