Thesis: All of Calvin's reforming work should be comprehended through this window of suffering. He experienced stresses that no one I know can match.
I. The first ten year period, 1533-1543. A. First Geneva sojourn 1536-38. B. Strassbourg. 1538-1541. C. Early ministry upon return. II. The second period, 1544-1554. A. Church issues. B. Personal stresses. C. External. III. Third period, 1555-1564. A. Personal. B. Political strife C. France Conclusion
For more information, see:
“Switzerland: Triumph and Decline” in W. Stanford Reid Calvin, his influence in the Western World (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982);
Articles on Calvin and Calvinism: Vol 1: The biography of Calvin; Vol. 2: Calvin's early writings and ministry
“Calvin Bibliography”, in David W. Hall, Tributes to John Calvin, (P&R 2010), 420-30
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Dr. Richard Gamble
Lecture #1 2010 Reformation Day Conf. Springs Reformed Church,...
Dr. Richard Gamble is senior pastor of the College Hill Reformed Presbyterian Church and Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is internationally recognized as a Calvin scholar and has been the author, editor or...