John Calvin a heart for devotion doctrine & doxology

In celebration of the five hundredth anniversary of John Calvin’s birth (2009), Burk Parsons, editor of Tabletalk magazine and associate minister at St. Andrew’s in Sanford, Fla., has brought together an impressive group of pastors and scholars to reconsider Calvin’s life and legacy. Contributors include Jay Adams, Eric Alexander, Thabiti Anyabwile, Joel Beeke, Jerry Bridges, Sinclair Ferguson, Robert Godfrey, D. G. Hart, Michael Horton, Phillip R. Johnson, Steven Lawson, John MacArthur, Keith Mathison, Richard Phillips, Harry Reeder, Philip Graham Ryken, Derek Thomas, Thomas Ascol, and others.

In twenty succinct chapters, these men examine Calvin the man; his work (as a Reformer, a churchman, a preacher, a counselor, and a writer); and his teachings (on subjects as diverse as the Holy Spirit and prayer). What emerges is a multifaceted portrait of a man whose contributions to Christian thought and Christian living were significant indeed, a man whose life, work, and teachings are worthy to be remembered and studied even in the twenty-first century.

Publisher: Reformation Trust
Type: Hardback
ISBN: 9781567697414

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Dr. Burk Parsons is senior pastor of Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Fla., chief publishing officer for Ligonier Ministries, editor of Tabletalk magazine, and a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow. He is author of Why Do We Have Creeds?, editor of Assured by God and John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology, and cotranslator and coeditor of A Little Book on the Christian Life by John Calvin.

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John Calvin was the foremost reformer of the church in the sixteenth century. As a Calvin scholar and author of two books on Calvin's work as theologian, academic, and pastor, I highly recommend this book dealing with the Reformer's devotion, doctrine, and doxology (worshipful praise of God's sovereign grace). It is marked by simplicity of style, conciseness of expression, and interesting analysis by each of the contributors. A well-rounded study of Calvin's life and work, the book is a testimony to Calvin's faithfulness to Scripture as God's word and his compassionate concern for his flock gathered to hear him preach that word. It should serve as a stimulus to growth in grace and godliness in life for lay readers as well as pastors and teachers.
Joseph Hill, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Geneva College