Calvin: His Life and Times
Thomas Lawson
Public DomainChristian Biography
An illustrated nineteenth-century life of John Calvin — his youth in France, conversion, the Institutes, his work in Geneva and the influence of the Reformation he led.
Chapters 29
- John Calvin ≈ 3 min
- His Early Days, Appearance and Practice ≈ 8 min
- James Pavanne, a Youthful Martyr ≈ 8 min
- “There Are Only Two Religions in the World” ≈ 13 min
- Jesus the Mediator ≈ 9 min
- The Sorrows of Death and the Source of Religion ≈ 5 min
- Our Illustrations — A Great Struggle ≈ 15 min
- Calvin Visits His Native City ≈ 14 min
- The Martyrdom of Alexander ≈ 17 min
- French Reformers before Calvin ≈ 22 min
- A Bold Adventure in the Dark ≈ 14 min
- Calvin and His Work ≈ 10 min
- Reflection after Deliverance ≈ 8 min
- Church and State ≈ 10 min
- A True Church ≈ 18 min
- The Decree of the Creature and the Decree of the Creator ≈ 7 min
- Calvin's First Work in Geneva ≈ 19 min
- A Terrific Tempest ≈ 11 min
- Calvin at Strasburg ≈ 15 min
- Calvin's Marriage and the Death of His Wife ≈ 6 min
- An Injustice Done to Calvin ≈ 15 min
- Toleration ≈ 17 min
- The Field of Calvin's Labour Fixed by God ≈ 14 min
- A Black Spot from Rome's Fires ≈ 11 min
- The Five Young Martyrs of Lyons ≈ 6 min
- Calvin and Luther Contrasted ≈ 15 min
- His Literary Labours ≈ 11 min
- The Reformation in France ≈ 16 min
- His Last Interview with the Council ≈ 18 min
| Author | Thomas Lawson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Era | Reformation |
| Categories | Christian Biography · Reformation |
| Topics | The Church & Its History |
| Length | 159 pages · 29 chapters · ≈ 3 h 50 min read |
| Formats | Web Book · PDF |
| Source | Scanned edition; text re-recognised with Tesseract OCR (the original OCR layer was of poor quality). |
| Status | Public Domain |
Public Domain. Published 1880s — public domain in the USA.
