The Christian Polity of John Calvin
Part of Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics
- Author: Harro Höpfl
- Date Published: July 1985
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521316385
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This book explores the relationship between Calvin's thought about civil and ecclesiastical order and his own circumstances and activities. The early chapters argue that in his pre-Genevan writings, including the first edition of the Institution, Calvin's political thinking was entirely conventional; his subsequent thought and conduct were not an implementation of previously formulated ideas. Later chapters examine whether and to what extent Calvin developed a distinctive vision of the Christian polity as part of an overall conception of the Christian life.
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- Date Published: July 1985
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521316385
- length: 320 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 138 x 19 mm
- weight: 0.4kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. The training of a lawgiver
2. The Institution: the first version
3. The first public ministry
4. Reconstruction
5. The Institution of 1543
6. Geneva and Calvin, 1541-64
7. The civil order of a Christian commonwealth
8. Political morality in the thought of Calvin
9. The laws and mores of a Christian commonwealth
10. Unfinished business: a speculative summary and PostScript.
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