{"product_id":"the-christian-polity-of-john-calvin-paperback-9780521316385","title":"The Christian Polity of John Calvin (Paperback) 9780521316385","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Christian Polity of John Calvin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book explores the relationship between Calvin's thought about civil and ecclesiastical order and his own circumstances and activities.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHarro Höpfl (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521316385, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 July 1985\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The training of a lawgiver\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Institution: the first version\u003cbr\u003e 3. The first public ministry\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reconstruction\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Institution of 1543\u003cbr\u003e 6. Geneva and Calvin, 1541-64\u003cbr\u003e 7. The civil order of a Christian commonwealth\u003cbr\u003e 8. Political morality in the thought of Calvin\u003cbr\u003e 9. The laws and mores of a Christian commonwealth\u003cbr\u003e 10. Unfinished business: a speculative summary and PostScript.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004977762584,"sku":"9780521316385","price":32.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521316385i_9fb36d82-db4a-4b84-8800-37bce53514c1.jpg?v=1691375120","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-christian-polity-of-john-calvin-paperback-9780521316385","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}