{"product_id":"a-readers-guide-to-calvins-institutes-9780801037313","title":"A Reader's Guide to Calvin's Institutes","description":"John Calvin's \u003ci\u003eInstitutes\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the great classics of Christian theology. Now, at the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth, a leading Calvin expert offers an affordable guide to reading the \u003ci\u003eInstitutes\u003c\/i\u003e (keyed to the McNeill\/Battles translation).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book includes selected readings and annotations to offer a streamlined introduction to the heart of Calvin's theology. Dividing the \u003ci\u003eInstitutes \u003c\/i\u003einto thirty-two portions, the author has chosen an average of eighteen pages to be read from each to cover the whole range of the \u003ci\u003eInstitutes\u003c\/i\u003e. The notes guide readers through the text, concentrating on the sections chosen for reading and summarizing the material. An introduction and questions at the beginning of each portion direct the reader's attention to important points.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony N. S. Lane\u003c\/b\u003e (DD, University of Oxford) is professor of historical theology and director of research at the London School of Theology. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Concise History of Christian Thought\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJohn Calvin: Student of the Church Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJustification by Faith in Catholic-Protestant Dialogue\u003c\/i\u003e and compiled \u003ci\u003eThe Lion Christian Classics Collection\u003c\/i\u003e. A world-class Calvin scholar, he abridged the \u003ci\u003eInstitutes \u003c\/i\u003einto a popular student edition and also edited the translation of Calvin's \u003ci\u003eBondage and Liberation of the Will\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328301338898,"sku":"9780801037313","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d9421c53-5997-4cfa-b4d3-49044c61bafc.jpg?v=1727735189","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-readers-guide-to-calvins-institutes-9780801037313","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}