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This informative collection offers a new approach to the study of John Calvin. The authors move beyond traditional approaches to consider the influential reformer within the broader context of the Roman Catholic Church and his complicated relationship to it. Several themes emerge in these studies, including the sense in which Calvin saw himself as a church reformer rather than the founder of a new tradition; Calvin's engagement with his Roman Catholic contemporaries; and the importance of contemporary Calvin studies produced by Roman Catholic scholars. This volume provides pastors and church historians with thoughtful perspectives on Calvin's reforming work and points to an emerging ecumenical spirit in which Protestants and Roman Catholics can acknowledge that they have much to learn from each other.

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Calvin was born a Roman Catholic, and engagement with Roman Catholicism is fundamental to his theology. While he rejected the Roman Church, he continued to see himself as part of the Catholic Church. This collection of papers, by both Protestant and Roman Catholic scholars, is a valuable contribution to our understanding of Calvin and to today's dialogue between the two sides. Tony Lane, professor of historical theology, London School of Theology Able historians and theologians here take up the question of John Calvin's relationship to Roman Catholicism. Polemics, dialogue, and engagement marked Calvin's history with the Roman Catholics as it also did the churches stemming from Calvin's influences. These pieces set the contexts, issues, and--in some cases--surprising results of these interactions. The studies benefit both Reformed and Roman Catholic traditions and open new avenues for further exploration between 'Geneva' and 'Rome.' The results are not only enhanced knowledge but also ecumenical enrichment, for which we can all be grateful. Donald K. McKim, editor of The Cambridge Companion to John Calvin and Readings in Calvin's Theology

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Randall C. Zachman (PhD, University of Chicago) is associate professor of Reformation studies at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. He is the author of several books, including The Assurance of Faith: Conscience in the Theology of Martin Luther and John Calvin and John Calvin as Teacher, Pastor, and Theologian.

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