Aug 07 2024 37 mins 2
On this special bonus episode, a group of theology faculty discuss a project that we’re about to start here at Dordt University, in which we spend the academic year reading through John Calvin’s Institutes of Christian Religion. To orient everyone for the well-over thousand page journey that is the Institutes, we talked a bit about:
- Calvin's biography
- Our first exposure to Calvin and the Institutes
- Common (mis)conceptions about Calvin - on TULIP, austerity, and the execution of Servetus
- A brief history of the Institutes, how they are organized and introduced
- Helpful tips for reading the Institutes
If you are interested in reading along during this academic year, here are some resources:
Our reading schedule: https://shorturl.at/Yow8x
Calvin's Institutes (2 volume Battles edition)
Calvin's Institutes (1 volume Beveridge edition)
Calvin's Institutes online edition (CCEL/Beveridge)
