{"product_id":"9781433501326_john-calvin","title":"John Calvin","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn introduction to the essential life and thought of one of history's most influential theologians, who considered himself first and foremost a pilgrim and a pastor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuly 10, 2009, marked the five-hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. As controversial as he was influential, his critics have named a judgmental and joyless attitude after him, while his admirers celebrate him as the principal theologian of Reformed Christianity. Yet his impact is unmistakable-a primary developer of western civilization whose life and work have deeply affected five centuries' worth of pastors, scholars, and individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat will surprise the readers of this book, however, is that Calvin did not live primarily to influence future generations. Rather, he considered himself first and foremost a spiritual pilgrim and a minister of the Word in the church of his day. It was from that \"essential\" Calvin that all his influence flowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is an introduction to Calvin's life and thought and essence: a man who moved people not through the power of personality but through passion for the Word, a man who sought to serve the gospel in the most humble of roles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W Robert Godfrey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40701216784433,"sku":"9781433501326","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781433501326.jpg?v=1778150629","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781433501326_john-calvin","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}