Overview
In this fresh and original monograph on the ecclesiology of John Calvin, Tadataka Maruyama sifts exhaustively through the corpus of Calvin's writings--in both Latin and French--to crystalize the French reformer's conception of the Christian church. After elucidating Calvin's influence from other reformers such as Jacques Lefèvre, Guillaume Farel, and Martin Bucer, Maruyama shows how Calvin's ecclesiology evolved throughout his life while remaining firmly rooted in key principles and interests. Maruyama discerns three phases in Calvin's ecclesiology: Catholic ecclesiology--in which Calvin saw the church as a unified and ideal institution situated both above and within history Reformed ecclesiology--in which Calvin described the concrete, historical form of the Christian church over against the Catholic Church Reformation ecclesiology--in which Calvin came to understand the Christian church as an eschatological reality situated in a broader European context, which Calvin portrayed as the ""theater of God's providence"" This trajectory mirrors the way the Protestant Reformation was focused on reforming particular churches while also reimagining the Christian world as a whole. Indeed, as Maruyama thoroughly illustrates, Calvin never lost sight of his original vision of reforming the church of his French homeland even as his work grew into a much larger movement.
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Author: Tadataka Maruyama ,
Richard A Muller
Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Imprint: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 3.60cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.816kg
ISBN: 9780802881854
ISBN 10: 0802881858
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 31 May 2022
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Themelios ""This book is not only an essential tool for Calvin scholars but also a methodological primer on how to study theology by setting any theology in its context, observing the development of that theology over time, and taking account of circumstances, events, and the work of other scholars. It highlights the importance of engaging with all available literature.""
"Themelios ""This book is not only an essential tool for Calvin scholars but also a methodological primer on how to study theology by setting any theology in its context, observing the development of that theology over time, and taking account of circumstances, events, and the work of other scholars. It highlights the importance of engaging with all available literature."""
Author Information
Tadataka Maruyama formerly served as president and professor of church history at Tokyo Christian University. He is the author of The Ecclesiology of Theodore Beza: The Reform of the True Church.
