tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11496473.post8285319585744182960..comments2023-11-02T10:38:41.186-05:00Comments on Quotidian Grace: Book Review: John Calvin, Pilgrim and PastorJody Harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11496473.post-55029733444829202032009-07-07T16:09:53.894-05:002009-07-07T16:09:53.894-05:00Try Bruce Gordon's very recent biography of Ca...Try Bruce Gordon's very recent biography of Calvin that Yale Univ. press just published.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10427339608996832295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11496473.post-12178466049649310932009-07-07T15:43:18.203-05:002009-07-07T15:43:18.203-05:00One of my favorite books on Calvin is John Calvin:...One of my favorite books on Calvin is John Calvin: The Constructive Revolutionary; His Socio-Economic Impact by Graham, W. Fred. Itis out of print but I found it for sale at bookfinder.com. He tels how a frustrated Calvin got members of the Cosistory of he curch in Geneva elected to the city council when he couldn't them to make repairs to the hospital and offranage.David Waltersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11496473.post-14823401518058414722009-07-07T11:33:42.682-05:002009-07-07T11:33:42.682-05:00I did a ton of reading by and on Calvin for an ind...I did a ton of reading by and on Calvin for an independent study this past spring. I think the books (not straight biographies) I liked best were Paul Chung's Spirituality and Social Ethics in John Calvin and Randall Zachman's Image and Word in the Theology of John Calvin. For more straightforward biographical material I thought Willen van't Spijker's Calvin: A Brief Guide to His Life and Thought and Francois Wendel's Calvin: Origins and Development of His Religious Thoughtwere helpful. Zachman is the best writer of the group (in my opinion which is based on limited experience). If you're interested, you should read Calvin's Intro or Preface to his Commentary on the Psalms,one of the very few places he talks about his own spiritual experience. Happy exploring!Gannet Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374279595560691174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11496473.post-40837560529899224372009-07-07T10:13:04.266-05:002009-07-07T10:13:04.266-05:00That is disappointing. I had also read several re...That is disappointing. I had also read several reviews of the book and it was in the lineup on the Kindle. Fortunately, I have only downloaded the free sample -- so, I haven't actually paid for it or anything. :)<br /><br />Elaine<br />Norman, OklahomaElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270947582039770539noreply@blogger.com