false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172947294m/232467.jpg 232467 16 The translator and his associated have taken great care to preserve the rugged strength and vividness of Calvin's writing. They have not, however, hesitated to break up overly long sentences to conform to modern English usage or, wherever possible, to render heavy Latinate theological terms in simple language. The result is a translation that achieves a high degree of accuracy and at the same time is eminently readalbe. 225160 1939 Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion (2 Volume Set) total:277|5:164|4:65|3:29|2:11|1:8| 277 1197 539 56 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Dec 27 09:06:18 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 09:07:00 -0800 2007 5 1 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Sat Aug 09 10:01:31 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 10:20:15 -0700 2008
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The daily snippets are much more manageable than any scheduled reading ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 14:41:58 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 14:21:42 -0700 2009 2 Institutes still resonate 500 years after his birth, and I cannot think of many 1500 page systematic theologies I would so eagerly consume line by line.

That said, I don't love everything on every page. Book IV in particular seems exce...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 23 09:07:53 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 09:10:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Oct 02 10:48:32 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 10:49:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jan 26 10:43:57 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 12:57:09 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Tue May 12 10:08:19 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 10:11:12 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 29 12:22:55 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 12:24:20 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Oct 03 12:32:06 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 14:49:52 -0700 2009 .15 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 20:19:05 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 20:19:05 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 18 05:54:10 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 14 09:55:41 -0800 2008
Anyway, from what I see here, I enjoy the writing style (maybe that's just the translation, though) and I like seeing a di...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jan 21 07:04:18 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 07:04:47 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 31 06:56:43 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 07:03:59 -0800 2007 his excellency is unparalleled. Very good on election and predestination. Was particularly helpful to me in showing the inescapable dilemna of the Arminian hersesy whose postulation of God looking into the future for electi...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Aug 26 07:45:08 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 07:45:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 12 13:00:49 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 14:12:16 -0700 2009 I'm to judge. But, well, it is excellent.]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 27 10:09:18 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 10:09:43 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=232467