By Philip Benedict (NHC Fellow, 1993–94)
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002
From the publisher’s description:
This sweeping book tells the story of Calvinism’s origins, expansion, and impact across Europe from the upheavals of the early Reformation to the end of the seventeenth century. The faith’s fundamental doctrines, diverse ecclesiastical institutions, and significant consequences for lived experience are all explored, revealing the ongoing interplay between a dynamic religious tradition and the worlds in which it took root.
Awards and Prizes
Philip Schaff Prize (2003); Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Book Prize (2004)Subjects
History / Religion / Calvinism / Protestant Reformation / Social History / John Calvin /Benedict, Philip (NHC Fellow, 1993–94). Christ's Churches Purely Reformed: A Social History of Calvinism. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002.