John Calvin

Reformed Leaders Thoughtfully Apply John Calvin’s Life and Teaching to the Modern World

More than 500 years ago, 16th-century Reformer John Calvin was born—a theologian whose teachings set the stage for reformation of the church around the world. The modern world is in continual need of his Christ-exalting doctrine and vision of the Christian life. In 19 essays by leading Reformed pastors and scholars, this primer explores Calvin’s life, teaching, and legacy for a new generation. This book is a clarion call to Christians everywhere to take seriously the ongoing need of theological reformation across the globe.

• Written by Trusted Reformed Leaders: Contributors include Joel R. Beeke, David B. Calhoun, Edward A. Donnelly, J. V. Fesko, W. Robert Godfrey, Michael A. G. Haykin, Paul Helm, Douglas F. Kelly, Keith A. Mathison, Sinclair Ferguson, Stephen J. Nichols, K. Scott Oliphint, Burk Parsons, Robert A. Peterson, R. C. Sproul, Cornelis P. Venema, Guy Prentiss Waters, Paul Wells, Derek W. H. Thomas, and John W. Tweeddale 
• Scholarly yet Approachable: Essays are written to be accessible to all readers, whether they have read Calvin’s writings or not
• Comprehensive: Explores topics such as pastoral ministry, friendship, suffering, the authority of Scripture, God’s providence, the church, the Holy Spirit, and more
• Replaces ISBN 978-1-4335-1281-0

Derek Thomas (PhD, University of Wales, Lampeter) is Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is the author of many books, including Calvin's Teaching on Job, and serves as a teaching fellow with Ligonier Ministries.

John W. Tweeddale (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is vice president of academics and professor of theology at Reformation Bible College. He is also a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. He is the author of John Owen and Hebrews and coeditor of the T&T Clark Handbook of John Owen.

R. C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, an international Christian discipleship organization located near Orlando, Florida. He was also first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Florida; first president of Reformation Bible College; and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. His radio program, Renewing Your Mind, is still broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online. Sproul contributed dozens of articles to national evangelical publications, spoke at conferences, churches, colleges, and seminaries around the world, and wrote more than one hundred books, including The Holiness of God; Chosen by God; and Everyone’s a Theologian. He also served as general editor of the Reformation Study Bible.

Michael A. G. Haykin (ThD, University of Toronto) is professor of church history and biblical spirituality at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and director of the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies. He has authored or edited more than twenty-five books, including Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church.

Stephen J. Nichols (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) has written over twenty books and is an editor of the Theologians on the Christian Life series. He is the former President of Reformation Bible College and the host of the weekly podcast, 5 Minutes in Church History.