Calvin: His Life and Times
Thomas Lawson
Public DomainChristian Biography
An illustrated nineteenth-century life of John Calvin — his youth in France, conversion, the Institutes, his work in Geneva and the influence of the Reformation he led.
Chapters 30
- Title Page and Preface
- John Calvin
- His Early Days, Appearance and Practice
- James Pavanne, a Youthful Martyr
- “There Are Only Two Religions in the World”
- Jesus the Mediator
- The Sorrows of Death and the Source of Religion
- Our Illustrations — A Great Struggle
- Calvin Visits His Native City
- The Martyrdom of Alexander
- French Reformers before Calvin
- A Bold Adventure in the Dark
- Calvin and His Work
- Reflection after Deliverance
- Church and State
- A True Church
- The Decree of the Creature and the Decree of the Creator
- Calvin's First Work in Geneva
- A Terrific Tempest
- Calvin at Strasburg
- Calvin's Marriage and the Death of His Wife
- An Injustice Done to Calvin
- Toleration
- The Field of Calvin's Labour Fixed by God
- A Black Spot from Rome's Fires
- The Five Young Martyrs of Lyons
- Calvin and Luther Contrasted
- His Literary Labours
- The Reformation in France
- His Last Interview with the Council
| Author | Thomas Lawson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Era | Reformation |
| Categories | Christian Biography · Reformation |
| Topics | The Church & Its History |
| Length | 159 pages · 29 chapters · ≈ 3 h 50 min read |
| Formats | Web Book · PDF |
| Source | Scanned edition; text re-recognised with Tesseract OCR (the |
| Status | Public Domain |
Public Domain. Published 1880s — public domain in the USA.
