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Commentary on Genesis
John Calvin, The Institutes of the Christian Religion: Vol. 2 of 3
Book Description:
"Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin's seminal work on Protestant systematic theology that altered the course of Western history as much as any other book and that is still read by theological students today. It was published in Latin in 1536 and in his native French in 1541, with the definitive editions appearing in 1559 (Latin) and in 1560 (French)." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; The Mode Of Obtaining The Grace Of Christ. The Benefits It Confers, And The Effects Resulting From It; Argument; The Benefits Of Christ Made Available To Us By The Secret Operation Of The Spirit; Of Faith. The Definition Of It. Its Peculiar Properties; Regeneration By Faith. Of Repentance; Penitence, As Explained In The Sophistical Jargon Of The Schoolmen, Widely Different From The Purity Required By The Gospel. Of Confession And Satisfaction; Of The Modes Of Supplementing Satisfaction—viz. Indulgences And Purgatory; The Life Of A Christian Man. Scriptural Arguments Exhorting To It; A Summary Of The Christian Life. Of Self-denial ; Of Bearing The Cross—one Branch Of Self-denial; Of Meditating On The Future Life; How To Use The Present Life, And The Comforts Of It; Of Justification By Faith. Both The Name And The Reality Defined; Necessity Of Contemplating The Judgment-seat Of God, In Order To Be Seriously Convinced Of The Doctrine Of Gratuitous Justification; Two Things To Be Observed In Gratuitous Justification; The Beginning Of Justification. In What Sense Progressive; The Boasted Merit Of Works Subversive Both Of The Glory Of God, In Bestowing Righteousness, And Of The Certainty Of Salvation; Refutation Of The Calumnies By Which It Is Attempted To Throw Odium On This Doctrine; The Promises Of The Law And The Gospel Reconciled; The Righteousness Of Works Improperly Inferred From Rewards; Of Christian Liberty; Of Prayer—a Perpetual Exercise Of Faith. The Daily Benefits Derived From It; Of The Eternal Election, By Which God Has Predestinated Some To Salvation, And Others To Destruction; This Doctrine Confirmed By Proofs From Scripture; Refutation Of The Calumnies By Which This Doctrine Is Always Unjustly Assailed; Election Confirmed By The Calling Of God. The Reprobate Bring Upon Themselves The Righteous Destruction To Which They Are Doomed; Of The Last Resurrection; Endnotes
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
"Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin's seminal work on Protestant systematic theology that altered the course of Western history as much as any other book and that is still read by theological students today. It was published in Latin in 1536 and in his native French in 1541, with the definitive editions appearing in 1559 (Latin) and in 1560 (French)." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; The Mode Of Obtaining The Grace Of Christ. The Benefits It Confers, And The Effects Resulting From It; Argument; The Benefits Of Christ Made Available To Us By The Secret Operation Of The Spirit; Of Faith. The Definition Of It. Its Peculiar Properties; Regeneration By Faith. Of Repentance; Penitence, As Explained In The Sophistical Jargon Of The Schoolmen, Widely Different From The Purity Required By The Gospel. Of Confession And Satisfaction; Of The Modes Of Supplementing Satisfaction—viz. Indulgences And Purgatory; The Life Of A Christian Man. Scriptural Arguments Exhorting To It; A Summary Of The Christian Life. Of Self-denial ; Of Bearing The Cross—one Branch Of Self-denial; Of Meditating On The Future Life; How To Use The Present Life, And The Comforts Of It; Of Justification By Faith. Both The Name And The Reality Defined; Necessity Of Contemplating The Judgment-seat Of God, In Order To Be Seriously Convinced Of The Doctrine Of Gratuitous Justification; Two Things To Be Observed In Gratuitous Justification; The Beginning Of Justification. In What Sense Progressive; The Boasted Merit Of Works Subversive Both Of The Glory Of God, In Bestowing Righteousness, And Of The Certainty Of Salvation; Refutation Of The Calumnies By Which It Is Attempted To Throw Odium On This Doctrine; The Promises Of The Law And The Gospel Reconciled; The Righteousness Of Works Improperly Inferred From Rewards; Of Christian Liberty; Of Prayer—a Perpetual Exercise Of Faith. The Daily Benefits Derived From It; Of The Eternal Election, By Which God Has Predestinated Some To Salvation, And Others To Destruction; This Doctrine Confirmed By Proofs From Scripture; Refutation Of The Calumnies By Which This Doctrine Is Always Unjustly Assailed; Election Confirmed By The Calling Of God. The Reprobate Bring Upon Themselves The Righteous Destruction To Which They Are Doomed; Of The Last Resurrection; Endnotes
About the Publisher:
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
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First published January 1, 1536
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Ruth Benedict
81 books134 followersRuth Fulton Benedict, noted anthropologist, studied Native American and Japanese cultures.
Ruth Fulton Benedict, a folklorist, attended Vassar College, and graduated in 1909.
She entered graduate school at Columbia University in 1919 under Franz Boas. She received her Philosophiae Doctor and joined the faculty in 1923. She perhaps shared a romantic relationship with Margaret Mead, and Marvin Opler ranked among her colleagues.
Work of Ruth Fulton Benedict clearly evidences point of view of Franz Boas, her teacher, mentor, and the father. The passionate humanism of Boas, her mentor, affected affected Ruth Benedict, who continued it in her research and writing.
Ruth Fulton Benedict held the post of president of the association and also a prominent member of the folklore society. People recognized this first such woman as a prominent leader of a learned profession. From the limited confines of culture-trait diffusion, this transitional figure redirected folklore, her field, away towards theories of integral performance to the interpretation of culture, as people can view. The relationships among personality, art, language, and culture insist that no trait existed in isolation or self-sufficiency; she champions this theory in her Patterns of Culture in 1934.
Ruth Fulton Benedict, a folklorist, attended Vassar College, and graduated in 1909.
She entered graduate school at Columbia University in 1919 under Franz Boas. She received her Philosophiae Doctor and joined the faculty in 1923. She perhaps shared a romantic relationship with Margaret Mead, and Marvin Opler ranked among her colleagues.
Work of Ruth Fulton Benedict clearly evidences point of view of Franz Boas, her teacher, mentor, and the father. The passionate humanism of Boas, her mentor, affected affected Ruth Benedict, who continued it in her research and writing.
Ruth Fulton Benedict held the post of president of the association and also a prominent member of the folklore society. People recognized this first such woman as a prominent leader of a learned profession. From the limited confines of culture-trait diffusion, this transitional figure redirected folklore, her field, away towards theories of integral performance to the interpretation of culture, as people can view. The relationships among personality, art, language, and culture insist that no trait existed in isolation or self-sufficiency; she champions this theory in her Patterns of Culture in 1934.
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June 16, 2015
I didn't think that it was possible, but the second volume is actually better than the first! Five hundred years later, and John Calvin's conclusions are still as relevant today as they were back then.
September 22, 2021
For the most part good. This could have been way shorter if Calvin laid off the Catholics for a bit. I found his sacrament section disappointing. I was looking forward to his articulation of eating by faith, but it was not well developed and turned into anti-Catholic polemics. Overall though, glad I read it.
September 20, 2019
The Institutes are Calvin's magnum opus. It is hard to conceive of anyone having such a comprehensive grasp of Scripture. It's equally difficult to think of someone writing such a voluminous work by pen and paper alone, without the aid of a computer. Very lengthy, but well-worth reading.
October 5, 2022
Magisterial, indeed. Standout: excellent discussions on the sacraments of the Lord's Supper and baptism. The multi-chapter fusillade against Roman ecclesiology dragged, but Calvin's view of civil government was a bracing finale: "Audiant principes, et terreantur."
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