Calvin on the Christian Life: Glorifying and Enjoying God Forever (Theologians on the Christian Life)
Overview
John Calvin, a man adored by some and maligned by others, stands as a legendary figure in Christian history. In Calvin on the Christian Life, professor Michael Horton offers us fresh insights into the Reformer’s personal piety and practical theology by allowing Calvin to speak in his own words. Drawing not only from his Institutes and biblical commentaries, but also from lesser-known tracts, treatises, and letters, this book will deepen your understanding of Calvin’s theology and ministry by exploring the heart of his spiritual life: confident trust and unwavering joy in the sovereign grace of God.
Top Highlights
“Calvin viewed every aspect of life coram Deo, before the face of God.” (Page 17)
“the Reformation sparked a renewal of Christian piety by deepening it” (Page 15)
“The Reformation also ignited genuine piety by widening the circle” (Page 15)
“‘Nearly all wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists in two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves.’ And these two are ‘inseparable.” (Page 45)
“Third, Calvin was a pioneering covenant theologian, emphasizing God’s promise in Christ as the basis and a communion of saints as the result.” (Page 42)
- Title: Calvin on the Christian Life: Glorifying and Enjoying God Forever
- Author: Michael Horton
- Series: Theologians on the Christian Life
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2014
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564; Spirituality › Christianity; Christian life; Spiritual life › Christianity
- ISBNs: 9781433539565, 9781433539572, 9781433539589, 9781433539596, 143353956X, 1433539578, 1433539586, 1433539594
- Resource ID: LLS:CLVNCHRSTNGFRVR
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:46:30Z
Michael Horton has taught apologetics and theology at Westminster Seminary California since 1998. In addition to his work at the Seminary, he is the president of White Horse Media, for which he co-hosts the White Horse Inn, a nationally syndicated, weekly radio talk-show exploring issues of Reformation theology in American Christianity. He is also the editor-in-chief of Modern Reformation magazine. Before coming to WSC, Dr. Horton completed a Research Fellowship at Yale University Divinity School.
A member of various societies, including the American Academy of Religion and the Evangelical Theological Society, Dr. Horton is the author/editor of 20 books, including a series of studies in Reformed dogmatics, whose final volume (People and Place: A Covenant Ecclesiology) was published in 2008. In addition to the popular Putting Amazing Back Into Grace, Dr. Horton’s latest books are Covenant and Salvation: Union with Christ, Lord and Servant: A Covenant Christology, and A Better Way: Rediscovering the Drama of God-Centered Worship. He has written articles for Modern Reformation, Pro Ecclesia, Christianity Today, The International Journal of Systematic Theology, Touchstone, and Books and Culture. Dr. Horton is a minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America. He has served two churches in Southern California. He resides in Escondido, California, with his wife, Lisa, and their four children.