Calvin on Politics

[ooguyx]

Hello All,

I have an oprotunity to write a paper for a class on Calvin's political thought, though I am having a hard time finding resources . Does anyone here have any ideas or can perhaps point me in a fruitful direction.

A spot in my bibliography to the winner!

 

[Whitefield]

Look at chapter 13 in William Bouwsma's John Calvin: A Sixteenth Century Portrait.

 

[NaphtaliPress]

John Calvin on Human Government and the State. By David W. Hall, Ph.D. In The Confessional Presbyterian, vol. 4 (2008).

 

[mgeoffriau]

I'd also recommend Douglas Kelly's book: The Emergence of Liberty in the Modern World: The Influence of Calvin on Five Governments from the 16th Through 18th Centuries.

 

[brianeschen]

There was also a good book I read by Nathaniel McFetridge called Calvinism in History which shows how Calvin's doctrines (biblical Christianity) transformed the western world. It is a little booklet, but an exciting read. You can find it online Calvinism in history - Google Book Search.

 

[timmopussycat]

Primary Sources:
Institutes book 4 chapter 20 pp 14-16
His sermons on Deuteronomy (if you can find them).

 

[Knoxienne]

We have a book called Calvin: On God and Political Duty. You can try to find it on Amazon, or if you can't I would be willing to loan it to you and mail it to you if you'd like. PM me or Theognome.