Calvin's Tormentors

Calvin's Tormentors offers a unique approach to John Calvin by
introducing the individuals and groups who, through their opposition to
Calvin's theology and politics, helped shape the Reformer, his theology,
and his historical and religious legacy.



Respected church historian Gary Jenkins details how the polemical
struggles that dominated the Reformation characterized Calvin to such a degree
that understanding his interlocutors helps us better understand Calvin himself
in all his foibles, frailties, brilliance, and candor. Jenkins shows how Calvin
had to defend or rethink his theology in light of his tormentors'
challenges. The book reveals Calvin as a subtle thinker whose intellectual life
wore the marks of the controversies he endured, giving readers a more nuanced
view of Calvin's life and thought. The book highlights the central
theological ideas of the Swiss Reformation and introduces figures and movements
often excluded from standard texts, making it an outstanding textbook for
courses on Calvin and the Protestant Reformation.



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