"While there have been scores of studies tracking the legacy of John Calvin and his theological vision in the history of Christianity and the western world, this new study of the Rezeptionsgeschichte of Calvin's magnum opus, The Institutes of the Christian Religion, is unique. Gordon . . . ably shows that this work well deserves a place in a series devoted to the ‘Lives of Great Religious Books.'"---Michael A.G. Haykin, Church History and Religious Culture

"This is an excellent volume. I warmly commend it to anyone with an interest in Calvin's Institutes, and the way it has been understood through the centuries."---Tony Lane, Gospel Coalition

"While Gordon's book will contribute to scholarship on the Reformation in general, and Calvin and the Reformed tradition in particular, it will be particularly beneficial to students and non-specialists who are interested in Calvin but have never read his opus magnum in its entirety. Gordon's biography of the Institutes is a welcome addition to the scholarship and I highly recommend it."---Inseo Song, Reading Religion

"A compelling argument."---Brian Bethune, Maclean's

"Bruce Gordon provides an essential biography of Calvin's influential and enduring theological masterpiece, tracing the diverse ways it has been read and interpreted from Calvin's time to today." ― Worcester Telegram

"Eminent Reformation historian Gordon presents an exceptionally interesting and readable account of the ‘life' of Calvin's great theological classic Institutes of the Christian Religion." ― Choice

"[A] compact treatment of the life of one of the great theological texts, John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion. . . . Due to the broad intellectual history it develops, this book would work quite well in the classroom as a secondary source on Calvin and Reformed theology for upper-level undergraduates and seminary students. It could also be recommended as a primer on these topics for interested nonspecialists."---Tanner Capps, Renaissance Quarterly

"Bruce Gordon's short book is worth reading. . . . As an introduction to the complex legacy of one of the magisterial Reformers, Gordon's book is an excellent place to begin."---Judith Maltby, Church Times --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

"Gordon's book is an invaluable introduction to Calvin and the Institutes, and to the diversity of interpretation surrounding it."―John L. Thompson, Fuller Theological Seminary

"Bruce Gordon's biography of Calvin's book is well researched, energetically presented, and broadly informative. Gordon ably situates the Institutes against its author and the complicated history of Calvinism."―Mark A. Noll, author of Protestantism: A Very Short Introduction --This text refers to the hardcover edition.