Calvin and the Consolidation of the Genevan Reformation [Paperback]

William G. Naphy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2003

This book chronicles the history of the Protestant Reformation in sixteenth century Geneva under the leadership of John Calvin and is the best modern study of the Genevan Reformation available. The narrative of this work is enhanced by twenty-seven tables of extensive statistical data and eleven prosopographical appendices drawn from the author's extensive studies in the Geneva archives. His work shows the challenges faced by Calvin and his associates as they sought to proclaim and enact their Christian faith in a Genevan society that was facing severe problems with the influx of refugees from all over Europe.

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No future study of sixteenth century Geneva can ignore this work. -- Carter Lindberg, Boston University in Choice

This stunning book is now rightly acknowledged as the most original contribution to Calvin scholarship in thirty years. -- Andrew Pettegree, University of St Andrews, Scotland

About the Author

William G. Naphy is Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. He is a well-known scholar of the Protestant Reformation in Geneva and the author of numerous articles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press (July 31, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0664226620
• ISBN-13: 978-0664226626
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,252,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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