{"product_id":"john-calvin-steward-of-gods-covenant-selected-writings-paperback","title":"John Calvin: Steward of God's Covenant: Selected Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Calvin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarilynne Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by), \u003cb\u003eJohn F. Thornton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis selection of the writings of John Calvin (1509--1564) is the first for general readers to appear in many years. It showcases his powerful legacy, which has had far-reaching consequences for the development of religion and culture in Western Europe and in the shaping of American identity.\u003cbr\u003eCalvin was a prodigious preacher and writer, and his sermons, Bible commentaries, tracts, and letters fill dozens of volumes. The works chosen for \u003ci\u003eJohn Calvin: Steward of God's Covenant \u003c\/i\u003ehighlight ideas central to the Reformation but also to his influence on modern life, e.g., the importance of a work ethic and the notion of being \"called\" to action in the world; his belief in universal education for boys and girls; and his belief in the sanctity and freedom of individual conscience. Calvin's theology of the \"elect\" of God motivated the English and Dutch Calvinists who settled the Atlantic seaboard, their Promised Land. The traditions of their communities and churches and laws produced the widespread present-day American belief in a divinely favored national destiny. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her brilliant preface to this edition, Pulitzer Prize--winning novelist Marilynne Robinson makes the clearest connection between John Calvin's own biblical and patristic heritage and the heritage he in turn left the modern world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Calvin, born in 1509 and designated for the Catholic priesthood by his father, became the great French Protestant reformer famous for his doctrine of predestination and his theocratic view of the state. When he died in Geneva in 1564, he left both a city and a world transformed by the impact of his ideas and beliefs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarilynne Robinson is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gilead. Her previous novel, Housekeeping, was nominated for the Pulitzer and has made numerous lists of the best novels of the twentieth century. She is also the author of a collection of essays, The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought, which deals with Calvin's legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn F. Thornton is a literary agent, former book editor, and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eDumbing Down: The Strip-Mining of American Culture \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTongues of Angels, Tongues of Men: A Book of Sermons. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSusan B. Varenne is a New York City high school teacher with a strong avocational interest in and wide experience of spiritual literature. She holds an M.A. from the University of Chicago Divinity School and a Ph.D. from Columbia University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 8.06 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47370323394738,"sku":"9781400096480","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/fd58693fd0a550d51c9f510801d32e3c.webp?v=1777613504","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/john-calvin-steward-of-gods-covenant-selected-writings-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}