Famous Reformers of the Reformed and Presbyterian Churches

by James Isaac Good

Publisher:

Heidelberg Press

, 1916

Overview

The Reformation has been studied from many standpoints: as a political movement, as a polemical or theological movement, or as an economic or moral or ecclesiastical movement. But historian James I. Good believes we should focus on the missionary aspect. Good sketches the careers and achievements of notable Reformers with simplicity, clearness, and conciseness, while exploring the Reformation as a missionary movement.

Key Features

• Foreword by Frederick W. Loetscher
• Mission study manual on the Reformation
• Discussion questions at the end of each chapter

Praise for the Print Edition

. . . he is able to make these old reformers live again, and to do it in a very few pages. He crowds into a very small compass what he has gleaned from volumes. The story of John Calvin extends over exactly 20 pages, and yet it seems to touch every point found in fuller biographies.

—The Union Seminary Review

Product Details

• Title: Famous Reformers of the Reformed and Presbyterian Churches
• Author: James I. Good
• Publisher: Heidelberg Press
• Publication Date: 1916
• Pages: 160

About James Isaac Good

James Isaac Good (1850 – 1924) was an American Reformed church clergyman and historian, born at York, Pennsylvania He graduated at Lafayette College in 1872 and at Union Theological Seminary in 1875. For thirty years 1875-1905), his pastorates were in Pennsylvania. Later, he held a position at the Central Theological Seminary, and was elected president of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States.