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Sovereign Grace: The Place and Significance of Christian Freedom in John Calvin's Political Thought
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Sovereign Grace: The Place and Significance of Christian Freedom in John Calvin's Political Thought. By William R. Stevenson, Jr. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, xii + 200 pp., $49.95.
This is an interesting book that views Calvin from a different angle than many other recent monographs, probably because the author is a political scientist rather than a theologian or a historian. Stevenson attempts to build on Ralph Hancock's work Calvin and the Foundations of Modern Politics (...
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Sovereign Grace: The Place and Significance of Christian Freedom in John Calvin's Political Thought
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
; Sovereign Grace: The Place and Significance of Christian Freedom in John Calvin's Political Thought. By William R. Stevenson, Jr. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, xii + 200 pp., $49.95. This is an interesting book that views Calvin from a different angle than many other recent monographs,
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Calvin: A Biography
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
; Calvin: A Biography. By Bernard Cottret. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000, 367 pp. $28.00. This translation of Cottret's biography of Calvin is a welcome addition to the ongoing flood of material published about this seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. In spite of the huge number of articles
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Christian Freedom International Urges Bangladesh to Stop thePersecution of Muslim Converts to Christianity
U.S. Newswire
; DHAKA, Bangladesh, May 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Christian Freedom International President Jim Jacobson said today, "Serious attacks on converts to Christianity by Islamic extremists are increasing. The Bangladesh government is doing nothing to stop the persecution of these Christians." On a recent
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Thousands of Christian Orphans Remain Stuck, Says Christian Freedom International
U.S. Newswire
; MAE LA REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand, Aug. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Thousands of mostly Christian Karen and Karenni orphans have no opportunity to be adopted because of a "loophole" in immigration law. "The orphans literally fall between this unbelievable legal crack," according to Christian Freedom
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Minority Christians Devastated Again on Nias Island, Indonesia; Christian Freedom International Urges Prayer, Monetary Support
U.S. Newswire
; FRONT ROYAL, Va., March 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following the Dec. 26 earthquake and resulting tsunami, the Virginia-based Christian Freedom International launched a mission of mercy to aid victims specifically on Nias Island, Indonesia. Although Indonesia is the largest Islamic country in the world,
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John Calvin as Teacher, Pastor, and Theologian: The Shape of His Writings and Thought
Anglican Theological Review
; John Calvin as Teacher, Pastor, and Theologian: The Shape of His Writings and Thought. By Randall C. Zachman. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2006. 277 pp. $24.99 (paper). This is Randall Zuchman's second major work on Calvin, and it is soon to be followed by a third. The current volume is a
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Christians Face Uncertain Future in Iraq, Says Christian Freedom International
U.S. Newswire
; MAE SOT, THAILAND, Aug. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following the Sunday bombings -- a day of worship for Christians -- of defenseless churches, Christian Freedom International President Jim Jacobson said he "fears for the future of Christians" in Iraq. "The Sunday bombings mark a terrible change in
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Wrongly Accused Christian Sunday School Teachers Face Hard Life in Prison; Christian Freedom International Urges Immediate Release
U.S. Newswire
; INDRAMAYU, Indonesia, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Christian Freedom International urges the immediate release of Dr. Rebekka Zakaria, Eti Pangesti and Ratna Bangun. The women are currently serving a three year prison sentence in the Indramayu district of West Java, having been wrongly convicted of
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THE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON CALVIN: RESPONDING TO RECENT CALVIN INTERPRETATIONS
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
; Within the last decade a noticeable shift has occurred in certain strains of Reformation scholarship that has challenged the traditional understanding of Calvin's theology in significant areas. One challenge that has recurred in several forms is the attempt to establish something of a realigning of
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John Calvin the making of the reformer: Michael Mullett introduces the life and work of a remarkable Protestant leader.(PROFILES IN POWER)(Biography)
History Review
; [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction 'The Whole of the Christian Religion in All its Parts.' Calvin's words, used to indicate his intention in his masterpiece the 'Institutes of the Christian Religion', suggest something of the scale--and the achievement--of his literary and educational ambition.
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