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The Oracles of God: An Introduction to the Preaching of John Calvin
An introduction to the preaching of John Calvin, showing how he developed out of an earlier tradition of preaching, and how his sermons influenced those of later preachers, particularly in English.
ISBN-13: 9780227170915 |
An introduction to the preaching of John Calvin, showing how his preaching style developed out of the medieval tradition of preaching. The book covers Calvin’s general theological rationale for preaching, his practice of preaching in Geneva, the progress of his preaching and the method and message of the sermons and their form and style.
The author shows how his sermons and style influenced those of later preachers, particularly in the English language.
T.H.L. Parker has written extensively on Calvin, his theology and his preaching. His other books include: Calvin's New Testament Commentaries (1971), John Calvin (1975), Calvin's Old Testament Commentaries (1986) and Calvin's Preaching (1992).
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The Beginnings of Western Christendom by Leonard Elliott-Binns
Church and People in an Industrial City by Edward Wickham
The Christian Understanding of History by Eric Rust
The Churchmanship of St Cyprian by George Walker
Coverdale and his Bibles by J.F. Mozley
Documents of the English Reformation by Gerald Bray
The Early Evangelicals: A Religious and Social Study by Leonard Elliott-Binns
Forerunners of the Reformation: The Shape of Late Medieval Thought by Heiko Augustinus Oberman
Islam and Christian Theology (4 Volume Set) by James Sweetman
Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early Church by W.H.C. Frend
Planting of Christianity in Africa (4 Volume Set) by Charles Pelham Groves
The Progress of Dogma by James Orr
Puritans, the Millennium and the Future of Israel: Puritan Eschatology 1600 to 1660 by Peter Toon (editor)
Reformation Writings of Martin Luther (2 Volume Set) by Martin Luther
Reformation Views of Church History by Glanmor Williams
Religion in the Victorian Era by Leonard Elliott-Binns
The Rise of the Monophysite Movement by W.H.C. Frend
Sermons on Isaiah's Prophecy of the Death and Passion of Christ by John Calvin
The Theology of Calvin by Wilhelm Niesel
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