Men's Theology Night: John Calvin

Rev. David Senters will lead the men in a study of the basic doctrines of Christianity and theology using John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion. We will meet on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. Join in and bring a friend. Purchase or electronic access of the book is recommended for following along with the lesson using a Henry Beveridge translation, preferred. 

At the age of twenty-six, Calvin published several revisions of his Institutes of the Christian Religion, a seminal work in Christian theology that altered the course of Western history and that is still read by theological students today. It was published in Latin in 1536 and in his native French in 1541, with the definitive editions appearing in 1559 (Latin) and in 1560 (French). The book was written as an introductory textbook on the Protestant faith for those with some learning already and covered a broad range of theological topics from the doctrines of church and sacraments to justification by faith alone. The over-arching theme --and Calvin's greatest theological legacy-- is the idea of God's total sovereignty, particularly in salvation and election.

Book 1 discussion questions:  ch. 1, ch. 2, ch. 3, ch. 4, ch. 5,  ch. 6, ch. 7, ch. 8, ch. 9-10, ch. 11, ch. 12 and ch 13. (part 1), ch. 13 (part 2), ch. 14, ch. 15, ch. 16, ch. 17, ch. 18.

Book 2 discussion questions:  book 2 summary, ch. 1, ch. 2, ch. 3, ch. 4, ch. 5, ch. 6-7a, ch. 7b, ch. 8.1-12, ch. 8.13-34, ch. 8.35-59, ch. 9, ch. 10, ch. 11, ch. 12, ch. 13-14, ch. 15, ch. 16, ch. 17.

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