Michael Horton’s “Calvin on the Christian Life”

The latest entry in Crossway’s Theologians on the Christian Life series is by Michael Horton: Calvin on the Christian Life: Glorifying and Enjoying God Forever.

These comments about the work capture the spirit of it:

“Be warned. This looks like a book on how Calvin thought about living the Christian life. But open it and you will discover that Mike Horton is driving you on a grand Calvin tour of the whole of theology. And that, of course, is Professor Horton’s (and John Calvin’s) point: it takes the whole biblical gospel to make a whole Christian life. By employing the classical formulation of the two natures of Christ (‘distinct but not separate’), Dr. Horton provides readers with a key to help unlock Calvin’s teaching. But more than that, he shows why the Genevan Reformer’s vision of the Christian life remains unsurpassed. Thoroughly satisfying, thoroughly enjoyable, and thoroughly recommended.”

—Sinclair B. Ferguson, Professor of Systematic Theology, Redeemer Seminary, Dallas, Texas

“Learned and lucid, masterfully organized, and vigorously expressed, this full, solid, and exact study of Geneva’s reforming pastor is an outstanding piece of work. In all four sections Calvin comes to vigorous life. Calvin’s reputation for godly wisdom, and Horton’s for vivid writing, will certainly be enhanced.”

—J. I. Packer, Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology, Regent College

I cannot think of a better introduction to Calvin’s understanding of the Christian life than what Horton has produced here.

Here are the other books published in the series so far:

2012

Fred Zaspel, Warfield on the Christian Life 

2013

William Edgar, Schaeffer on the Christian Life

Stephen J. Nichols, Bonhoeffer on the Christian Life

Fred Sanders, Wesley on the Christian Life 

And here are the volumes forthcoming:

2014

Dane Ortlund, Edwards on the Christian Life: Alive to the Beauty of God (August)

2015

Carl Trueman, Luther on the Christian Life (February)

Tony Reinke, Newton on the Christian Life (June)

Sam Storms, Packer on the Christian Life (June)

John Bolt, Bavinck on the Christian Life (August)

Michael A.G. Haykin and Matthew Barrett, Owen on the Christian Life (September)

2016 and Beyond

Gerald Bray, Augustine on the Christian Life

Michael Reeves, Spurgeon on the Christian Life

Derek Thomas, Bunyan on the Christian Life