Image and Word in the Theology of John Calvin

by Randall C. Zachman

Book Overview

In his groundbreaking new study of the Swiss reformer, Randall C. Zachman reveals and analyzes John Calvin's understanding of image and word both comprehensively and chronologically, with attention to the way that each theme develops in Calvin's theology.

Most scholars allege that John Calvin (1509-1564) insisted on the essential invisibility of God in order to deny that God could be represented in any kind of visible image. This claim formed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268045011
• ISBN13: 9780268045012
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"