Calvin and the Anabaptist Radicals [Paperback]

Willem Balke (Author), Adolf Harnack (Contributor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579100732
• ISBN-13: 978-1579100735
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,682,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A meticulous study of the influences on Christian dogma, April 19, 1999

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This review is from: Calvin and the Anabaptist Radicals (Paperback)

Harnack is often critical of the "Hellenizing" of Christianity in the writings of Sts. Peter and John, yet few sources for Church history can equal the volumn of Greek footnotes (as well as Latin and Hebrew, some several pages long) found in the History of Dogma. Definitely not light reading, but unsurpassed as a political, dogmatic (kerygmatic), exegetical and linguistic reference. Excellent organization and index, provides a good foundation for any first millenium European historical perspective.

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic in its own right!, December 16, 1997

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This review is from: Calvin and the Anabaptist Radicals (Paperback)

Since I am the son-in-law of the author, you might think I am a little biased. That is completely true, but who would not, if he was married to such a daughter? No seriously, a must for those who are interested in 16th century history or theology.