This book collects for the first time John Calvin's teachings on prayer, taken from his 1559 classic Institutes of the Christian Religion . Calvin scholar John Hesselink puts Calvin's views in context with an introductory essay for the book. A summary and questions for discussion...
John Calvin (10 July 1509 - 27 May 1564) was one of the most influential Christians of the last millennium. An influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation, Calvin was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later...
In this book, Calvin answers questions concerning to whom Christians should address their prayers, how they should formulate prayers, and what practices may benefit or injure the development of a prayerful life. As he seeks answers to these questions, Calvin meditates on the...