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5 essential books on John Calvin

How best to understand Calvin on the 500th anniversary of his birth? Start with this new biography by a professor at Yale Divinity School who offers a nuanced, flesh-and-blood portrait of a man shaped in complex ways by his relationships with colleagues and enemies, friends and rivals, as well as by political events beyond his control. It also contains an annotated, chapter-by-chapter bibliography that is extremely helpful.

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