Calvin Biography?

[Plimoth Thom]

I'm looking for a good biography on John Calvin, and haven't read any yet. Any reccomendations?

 

[Puritan Sailor]

I like Theodore Beza's bio on Calvin. It's short and Beza knew him well. But it probably would not be considered very "scholarly."

 

[DTK]

Originally posted by Plimoth Thom
I'm looking for a good biography on John Calvin, and haven't read any yet. Any reccomendations?

Alister E. McGrath, A Life of John Calvin (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1990) is the one I've most enjoyed. I have a much shorter book, Emanuel Stickelberger, Calvin (Cambridge: James Clarke & Co., 1959) that I recommend for beginners.

DTK

 

[Philip A]

Does anyone know anything about Robert Reymond's bio of Calvin?

 

[rmwilliamsjr]

A life of Calvin, mcgrath
'A Life of John Calvin: A Study in Shaping of Western Culture'

Calvin in Context, Steinmetz
'Calvin in Context'
perhaps my favorite bio/intro

calvin, francois wendel
'Calvin: Origins and Development of His Religious Thought'
excellent bio, where most people begin

trying to keep my reading list on calvin at:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...A/ref=cm_aya_av.sylt_sylt/102-7154910-1108153

i will keep an eye out for "Robert Reymond's bio of Calvin", thanks for the heads up.

[Edited on 3-4-2005 by rmwilliamsjr]

[Edited on 3-15-2006 by rmwilliamsjr]

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

The Life and Character of Calvin, The Reformer, Reviewed and Defended by Thomas Smyth

 

[rmwilliamsjr]

Originally posted by VirginiaHuguenot
The Life and Character of Calvin, The Reformer, Reviewed and Defended by Thomas Smyth

you ought to post your review of it over at amazon
Amazon.com: The Life and Character of Calvin, the Reformer, Reviewed and Defended: Books: Thomas Smyth
no one has reviewed it yet, your post is the first i've heard about it.

 

[larryjf]

The Calvin Studies Society has some good publications...
http://www.calvinstudiessociety.org/calvinpubs.htm

Although i'm not sure if any would be exactly what you are looking for.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

There is a Calvin bibliography here.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

The Life and Character of Calvin, The Reformer, Reviewed and Defended by Thomas Smyth

Available online here.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

I like Theodore Beza's bio on Calvin. It's short and Beza knew him well. But it probably would not be considered very "scholarly."

The Life of John Calvin: A Modern Translation of the classic by Theodore Beza