Name: John Calvin, Refugee Theologian. Introducing a Reformer in Exile
SKU: 64798704
Price: 31.32 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Kenneth J. Woo

portada John Calvin, Refugee Theologian. Introducing a Reformer in Exile

John Calvin, Refugee Theologian. Introducing a Reformer in Exile

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group

Author

Kenneth J. Woo

Year

2026

Pages

232

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2 cm

ISBN13

9781540963055

John Calvin, Refugee Theologian. Introducing a Reformer in Exile

Kenneth J. Woo (Author) · Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group · Paperback

New Book Imported to Austria

Delivery: 01 Sep - 03 Sep

31,32 €

Import costs and 10% VAT included in the price ✅

31,32 €

Add to Wishlist

Synopsis "John Calvin, Refugee Theologian. Introducing a Reformer in Exile"

Offers a robust introduction to John Calvin's writings through the lens of his experience as a religious refugee.

This book offers a robust introduction to John Calvin''s writings through the lens of his experience as a religious refugee.

Calvin knew about persecution and political exile from personal experience. He lived as an exiled fugitive engaged in pastoral ministry to a church that included large numbers of immigrants and refugees. Calvin''s teaching also addressed an international community experiencing religious violence and displacement in his day. In this engaging book, Kenneth Woo demonstrates how Calvin sought to make the comfort he found in God accessible to others through sermons, commentaries, letters, polemical treatises, and his magisterial Institutes. In his distinct-yet-inseparable roles as teacher, pastor, and polemicist, the reformer adapted his message of hope in exile to diverse audiences. Woo shows how Calvin''s theology is an example of Reformed Christianity''s refugee roots and history of pastoral care from the margins. And in a brief conclusion, he offers reflections on what a greater awareness of Calvin as refugee theologian could mean for those engaging his theology today.

John Calvin, Refugee Theologian helps students read Calvin for themselves, attuned to how his theology reflected dynamics of religious violence and migration in his day, making this book especially useful for undergraduate and seminary classes on Calvin, the Reformation, and the history of Christianity. It will also appeal to pastors and Christian educators.