Theological

Theological, Historical, & Ethical Studies
New
Release
June 2009 • 160 pages • paperback • $14.99
978-0-8010-3731-3
Systematic Theology, Historical Theology
Anthony N. S. Lane (DD, University of Oxford) is professor
of historical theology and director of research at the London
School of Theology. He is the author of A Concise History of
Christian Thought, John Calvin: Student of the Church Fathers,
and Justification by Faith in Catholic-Protestant Dialogue.
A world-class Calvin scholar, he abridged the Institutes into
a popular student edition and also edited the translation of
Calvin’s Bondage and Liberation of the Will.
A Reader’s Guide to Calvin’s
Institutes
Anthony N. S. Lane
2009 marks the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth, and throughout
the year scholars from around the world are gathering to discuss Calvin
and his influence. Calvin’s Institutes is one of the great classics of Christian
theology. Here a leading Calvin expert offers an affordable guide to reading
the Institutes (keyed to the McNeill/Battles translation).
The book includes annotations to selected readings that offer readers
a streamlined introduction to the heart of Calvin’s theology. Dividing the
Institutes into thirty-two portions, the author has chosen an average of
eighteen pages to be read from each portion to cover the whole range of
the Institutes and provide readers with passages critical to understanding
Calvin’s theology. The notes guide readers through the text, concentrating
on the sections chosen for reading, summarizing the material, and drawing
attention to the most significant footnotes in the McNeill/Battles edition.
An introduction and questions at the beginning of each portion direct the
reader’s attention to important points. The book will serve professors and
students of the Institutes; courses in Calvin, Reformed theology, and historical
theology; and readers seeking a guide to the Institutes.
Endorsement
“Tony Lane’s Reader’s Guide to Calvin’s Institutes is truth in advertising. Nothing
truly worthwhile is really easy to master, and John Calvin is one of the best theologians
ever produced by the Christian faith. In this study, the range and depth
of Calvin’s reflections are soundly and helpfully surveyed.”—Charles Partee,
Princeton Theological Seminary
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The Institutes of
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John Calvin;
Tony Lane
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$16.99
978-0-8010-2524-2
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and Australia only
A Concise History
of Christian
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and exp. ed.
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$26.00
978-0-8010-3159-5
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and Commonwealth
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