Reformation Sketches: Insights into Luther, Calvin, and the Confession

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by W. Robert Godfrey

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Popular-level introduction to key Reformers (Calvin, Luther, Melanchthon, and Peter Martyr) and confessions (the Heidelberg Catechism, the Westminster Confession, and the Canons of Dort). A wonderfully written history of the Great Reformation. With the care of a scholar and the insights of professional maturity, Godfrey takes us on a journey into our heritage. -- John D. Hannah Godfrey is a wise and engaging historian of the Reformation. His sketches provide a compelling introduction to the Reformers, showing their relevance of their lives and thought for Christians today. -- Philip Graham Ryken Edifying history at its best―a thorough grasp of cultural and political circumstances influencing the church, a keen understanding of the doctrinal issues at stake, and a deep concern for the ongoing reformation of the contemporary church. -- Darryl G. Hart W. Robert Godfrey (PhD, Stanford University) is a professor of church history and president of Westminster Seminary California. He is a minister of the United Reformed Churches. He is author of Reformation Sketches: Insights into Luther, Calvin, and the Confessions and God’s Pattern for Creation: A Covenantal Reading of Genesis 1. He is coeditor of Theonomy: A Reformed Critique, and contributor to John Calvin: His Influence in the Western World. Godfrey has also written numerous articles. He has been a speaker at many conferences, including the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, and Ligonier Ministries. Used Book in Good Condition

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