The Theology of Calvin

Calvin was prolific, and the material written about Calvin’s system of theology is vast. This volume attempts to address the challenge of understanding the whole of Calvin’s theology. Wilhelm Niesel shows the previous efforts to understand Calvin’s thought have compounded the contradictions. He examines the key topics in Calvin’s Institutes, with chapters devoted to the knowledge of God, the Trinity, creation, providence, sin, the grace of Christ, prayer, the sacraments, and government. The Theology of Calvin is a critical tool for specialists, a definitive text for students, and a lucid source of enlightenment for serious lay readers who want to investigate for themselves the major thinker and theologian of Reformed Christianity.