
John Calvin
Christian Humanist and Evangelical Reformer
John W. de Gruchy(Author)
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published on 5. July 2013
240 pages
978-1-62189-750-7 (ISBN)
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2009 is the 500th anniversary of the birth of Calvin, the Reformed theologian whose legacy has played such an important role in the shaping of modern South Africa.
The popular understanding of him as grim moralist, proponent of predestination and a tyrannical God is a caricature, but one that does spring from aspects of Calvin's legacy.
In this book, De Gruchy attempts to restate the Reformed tradition as a transforming force, one that opposed slavery and apartheid and that participated in the struggle for liberation and transformation in this country.
De Gruchy considers Christian humanism to be an alternative to both Christian fundamentalism and secularism, as "being a Christian is all about being truly human in common with the rest of humanity", and has come to the conclusion that there is much to retrieve and celebrate in the Reformed tradition that is of importance for the ecumenical church and global society in the 21st century.
The "evangelical" element in the title refers to the literal meaning of the word - "good news" - which is at the heart of being both Christian and human.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Eugene
United States
ISBN-13
978-1-62189-750-7 (9781621897507)
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07/2013
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John de Gruchy is Emeritus Professor of Christian Studies at the University of Cape Town, where he taught for over thirty years. He is currently a Senior Research Scholar at the University of Cape Town and an Extraordinary Professor at the University of Stellenbosch.
De Gruchy, who has doctorates in both theology and the social sciences, is author of The Church Struggle in South Africa and a number of other significant books.
De Gruchy, who has doctorates in both theology and the social sciences, is author of The Church Struggle in South Africa and a number of other significant books.
Content
- Intro
- TITLE PAGE
- A PERSONAL PREFACE
- CHAPTER 1: TRADITION, CALVIN AND CHRISTIAN HUMANISM
- PART 1: CALVIN AMONGST THE REFORMERS
- CHAPTER 2: ERASMUS AND LUTHER: THE DOVE AND THE WILD BOAR
- CHAPTER 3: ZWINGLI: HUMANIST, REFORMER, PROPHET and PATRIOT
- CHAPTER 4: THE YOUNG CALVIN: A REFORMER IN THE MAKING
- CHAPTER 5: CALVIN THE GENEVAN REFORMER
- CHAPTER 6: CALVIN AS DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH
- PART TWO: KEY THEMES IN CALVIN'S LEGACY
- CHAPTER 7: WORD AND SPIRIT
- CHAPTER 8: GOSPEL AND LAW
- CHAPTER 9: ELECTION AND GRACE
- CHAPTER 10: LITURGY AND EUCHARIST
- CHAPTER 11: BEAUTY, IMAGES AND CONTEMPLATION
- CHAPTER 12: SOCIAL HUMANISM AND PUBLIC LIFE
- A SOUTH AFRICAN EPILOGUE: The Future of Reformed Tradition
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX OF PERSONS
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