Dieter Schneider
Puritan Board Sophomore
I am puzzled by two quotations found in A McGrath's 'A Life Of John Calvin': "As a human being, Calvin remains an enigma" and again "Calvin...as the human figure of flesh and blood...remains elusive"
Having read most of Calvin's letters (4 vols!) - and much else besides - I feel that one can say more about Calvin than that!
Do others feel that Calvin's personality is as elusive as McGrath seems to suggest?
What does it tell us about McGrath, who in the same book draws attention to those who see a parallell between Calvin and Lenin! Why would McGrath make this point - except to create a prejudice against Calvin, or am I being too unkind? I regard John Calvin as the greatest non-apostolic theologian and admire him as a saint - and do find him to be an attractive person.
Having read most of Calvin's letters (4 vols!) - and much else besides - I feel that one can say more about Calvin than that!
Do others feel that Calvin's personality is as elusive as McGrath seems to suggest?
What does it tell us about McGrath, who in the same book draws attention to those who see a parallell between Calvin and Lenin! Why would McGrath make this point - except to create a prejudice against Calvin, or am I being too unkind? I regard John Calvin as the greatest non-apostolic theologian and admire him as a saint - and do find him to be an attractive person.