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This volume is unique in the field of Calvin studies. George Tavard introduces readers to Calvins little-known Psychopannychia, the first writing in which he spoke as a theologian. Tavard shows how this early work, generally neglected by Calvin scholars, serves as an essential starting point for understanding Calvins final theology found in the Institutes. Composed during Calvins sojourns around Angoulme and Orlans in 1534, Psychopannychia was aimed primarily against heretics like the anabaptists, who held that the soul sleeps after the death of the body. Tavard insists on the books importance for several reasons. First, it shows Calvins essential humanism against its Renaissance backdrop, along with his ambition to write the definitive work on the immortality of the soul. Second, it shows how Calvin departed from the standard methodology in a revolutionary waycomplete dependence on analysis of Scripture and the testimonies of the early church. Third, it shows Calvins rootedness in the medieval mystic tradition and his deep catholicity, even as he took the steps that would define him as a Reformer. Finally, it shows the intricate relationship between Calvins earliest theological co

Author

George Henry Tavard

Publisher

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780802847188

Subjects

Philosophy, Religion, Christian