John Calvin
The Strasbourg Years (1538-1541)
- History & Biography
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2016
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Publisher's Description
The three years that Calvin spent in Strasbourg are often considered a simple gap between his two periods in Geneva (1536-1538 and 1541-1564). However, this period has been shown to be extremely fertile for Calvin in literary, theological, and pastoral fields, not forgetting his marriage to Idelette de Bure. It was in Strasbourg that Calvin published the second Latin edition, greatly increased, of his "Institution," and where he wrote the first French version of this summary of the reformed religion. There he lectured on "Romans," replied to Cardinal Sadolet, and wrote his "Little Treatise on Holy Communion," intended to reconcile Protestants. There he became familiar with Martin Bucer's catechetical practice and with the songs of the Strasbourg parishes, which inspired his "Some Psalms and Canticles put into Song," and there he gained the friendship of Philippe Melanchthon and the respect of other Reformers.
Endorsements (1)
“Scholars have seen Bucer’s influence in Calvin’s developing theology; and have also noted Calvinian influences on the great reformer. Now we can gain an even wider and deeper picture of Calvin’s formative years in Strasbourg through this collection which emerged from the 2009 Symposium in the city, ‘When Strasbourg Welcomed Calvin, 1538-1541’. This book brings the work of the symposium into an accessible form. It features fourteen pieces from mainly Strasbourg- based teacher-researchers who are experts in various disciplines. This splendid collection certainly succeeds in its aim of stimulating ‘Calvinian historiography, in the tradition of the Jubilee of 2009’’ (p. xvi).”
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