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Lädt ... Friends of Calvin (2006)von Machiel A. Van Den Berg
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. After you have read a Calvin bio or two, this is a great book to read. In the book the people that are mentioned in most substantial Calvin bios are brought forth so that you learn about then - and more about Calvin in the process. There are 24 friends covered, so it captures a wide range of Calvin's friends (familial & ministerial; faithful & unfaithful; young & old). I highly recommend this book. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
In two dozen short, readable biographies of John Calvin's friends -- including some who turned into enemies -- Machiel A. van den Berg paints an intimate portrait of the great Reformer's life and circle that most of us have never seen. Here we accompany Calvin from his early boyhood in Noyon to his student days in Paris and Orleans, to his pastorate in and exile from Geneva, all the way to his deathbed. We meet his famous Reformer friends -- William Farel, Martin Bucer, Philip Melanchthon, Heinrich Bullinger, John Knox, Theodore Beza -- and friends whose names are more obscure: his cousin Pierre Robert Olivétan, the first translator of the Bible into French; Renée de France of French royalty; Laurent de Normandie, the mayor of Noyon who later escaped to Geneva; Pierre Viret, his "best friend of all"; and Idelette van Buren, his beloved wife during their brief but happy marriage. Calvin may be known as a scholar who preferred his study to imperial and ecclesiastical politics, but he was also a rebel of faith against the papacy, which controlled most of the empires of Europe and had a price on the heads of all "reform-minded" citizens, especially their leaders. Peppered with quotations from Calvin's voluminous letters, Friends of Calvin abounds with secret court relationships, love affairs, death threats, poisonings, and narrow midnight escapes from the pursuing authorities -- showing a full-blooded and dangerous side of the bookish Reformer's life. Readers of these colorful narratives will come to see how much Calvin's friends influenced his life and thought. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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In reading these stories I saw new light shed on the nature of Calvin's character, particularly in his desire, when possible, to work through hard issues for the sake of the Gospel. Also evident was the tenuous nature of life for the Reformers of the 16th century, not only from persecution to the point of martyrdom, but also in dealing with things such as the plague as ever-present threats that no one was immune to.
All-in-all I enjoyed this book. Calvin was a giant as a reformer and this book shows that while he may have led the way for many others, the reformation of the 16th century was very much a team effort. It was a delight to learn of his teammates and how they worked together towards the goal of letting the Gospel light shine forth. ( )