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SPIRITUAL LEADERS AND
THINKERS
JOHN CALVIN
SPIRITUAL LEADERS AND THINKERS
JOHN CALVIN
DALAI LAMA (TENZIN GYATSO)
MARY BAKER EDDY
JONATHAN EDWARDS
DESIDERIUS ERASMUS
MOHANDAS GANDHI
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MARTIN LUTHER
AIMEE SEMPLE McPHERSON
THOMAS MERTON
SRI SATYA SAI BABA
ELISABETH SCHÜSSLER FIORENZA
EMANUEL SWEDENBORG
SPIRITUAL LEADERS AND THINKERS
JOHN CALVIN
Thomas J. Davis
Introductory Essay by
Martin E. Marty, Professor Emeritus
University of Chicago Divinity School COVER: Portrait of John Calvin, c. 1570
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Davis, Thomas J. (Thomas Jeffery), 1958–
John Calvin/by Thomas J. Davis.
p. cm.—(Spiritual leaders and thinkers)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7910-8100-1 1. Calvin, Jean, 1509–1564—Juvenile literature. 2. Reformation—Switzerland—Geneva—Biography—Juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Series. BX9418.D32 2004 284'.2'092—dc22
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