The Protestant Tradition: An Essay in Interpretation

by J.S. Whale

Book Overview

First published in 1955, this book was intended to offer a new interpretation of early Protestantism and, against this background, a searching treatment of modern religious issues. The Protestant tradition stems mainly from Luther, Calvin, and the Sectarians. Luther was the revolutionary genius; because of his acute sense of paradox his teaching is difficult to understand, but Dr Whale's summing-up makes it a good deal easier. After him Calvin, with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521229138
• ISBN13: 9780521229135
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"