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JOHN CALVIN : LIFE, LEGACY AND THEOLOGY -<br />
PROF. M. M. NINAN<br />
CHAPTER SIX<br />
CALVINISTIC THEOLOGY<br />
<strong>Calvin</strong> developed his theology in his biblical commentaries as well as his sermons <strong>and</strong> treatises, but<br />
the most comprehensive expression of his views is found in his magnum opus, the Institutes of the<br />
Christian Religion. He intended that the book be used as a summary of his views on Christian<br />
theology <strong>and</strong> that it be read in conjunction with his commentaries. The various editions of that work<br />
spanned nearly his entire career as a reformer, <strong>and</strong> the successive revisions of the book show that his<br />
theology changed very little from his youth to his death. The first edition from 1536 consisted of only<br />
six chapters. The second edition, published in 1539, was three times as long because he added<br />
chapters on subjects that appear in Melanchthon's Loci Communes. In 1543, he again added new<br />
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