The Theology of the French Reformed Churches: From Henry IV to the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes

by Martin I. Klauber

The Theology of the French Reformed Churches introduces us to the Huguenots of the seventeenth century. The period was an unusual one in which France boasted two state religions, Roman Catholic and Protestant, due to the protections afforded the latter by the Edict of Nantes in 1598. In this book, Martin I. Klauber and his team of scholars survey the development of and diffi culties facing the early French Reformed tradition as well as the ecclesiastical, theological, and political challenges it faced during the seventeenth century. They also investigate the important contributions made by some of its most significant Moïse Amyraut, Pierre du Moulin, Jean Daillé, Andreas Rivetus, Charles Drelincourt, Claude Pajon, Jean Claude, and Pierre Jurieu. The theologians of the seventeenth-century French Reformed churches displayed a theological richness rarely remembered even among Reformed believers in the centuries following their labor, and this volume resurrects some of their vitality for a new audience. Table of
Introduction Martin I. Klauber
Part The Historical Background
1. The Cradle of Reformed The Reformed Churches from Calvin's Geneva through Henry IV & the Edict of Nantes - Jeanine Olson
2. Theodore Beza (1519-1605) and the Crisis of Reformed Protestantism in France - Scott M. Manetsch
3. The French Reformed Synods of the Seventeenth Century - Theodore G. Van Raalte
4. The French Reformed Churches, Arminianism, and the Synod of Dort (1618-1619) - Donald Sinnema
5. The French Reformed Caught between the Rise of Absolute Monarchy and the Counter Reformation - John B. Roney
6. The Edict of Nantes à la rigueur (1661-1685) - Marianne Carbonnier-Burkard
Part Theology and Theologians in the French Reformed Churches
7. John Cameron (ca. 1579-1625) and the French Universalist Tradition - Albert Gootjes
8. Beyond Hypothetical Moïse Amyraut (1596-1664) on Faith, Reason, and Ethics - Richard A. Muller
9. Defender of the Faith or Reformed Rabelias? Pierre du Moulin (1568-1658) and the Arminians - Martin I. Klauber
10. Whose Side are They on? Jean Daillé (1594-1670) on the Church Fathers - Martin I. Klauber
11. Andreas Rivetus (1572-1651): International Theologian and Diplomat - Willem J. van Asselt
12. The Pastoral and Polemical Theology of Charles Drelincourt (1595-1669) - R. Jane McKee
13. Polemics, Rhetoric, and Claude Pajon (1626-1685) on Romans 8:7 - Albert Gootjes
14. This glorious seal of God : Jean Claude (1619-1687), Ephesians 4:30, and Huguenot Pneumatology - Michael A. G. Haykin
15. The Devotional Theology of Pierre Jurieu (1637-1713) - Jason Zuidema

Genres: Theology, Church History, History

432 pages, Paperback

First published September 22, 2014

Reviews

[Ethan McCarter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highly recommended for students of French Reformed theology in its history leading up to the Revocation of Nantes and the great expulsion of Huguenots from France under Louis XIV. The book is composed half of general history of the era and the French Protestants of the period. The second portion looks at specific theologians of the era such as Du Moulin, Jurieu, and Drelincourt among numerous others. If you want an understanding of the history of French Protestantism in its prime, this is a great book for you! My one critique is that the historical source material can be dry and is oft repeated by several of the authors. Honestly, read the book if you want to learn about this neglected era and section of the Reformed Churches. Scottish, Dutch, and American Reformed folk owe a debt of gratitude to la terre d'France!