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French Calvinsim in the Sixteenth Century: A History in Biography (Davis and Klauber)
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This book introduces readers to well-known and lesser-known individuals of the French Reformation and shows how God used kings, queens, statesmen, and theologians in the sixteenth century to call France back to the apostolic tradition. These fifteen biographies are selective and seek to cover the period from the beginning of the Reformation in early sixteenth-century France to the Edict of Nantes in 1598 under Henri IV. Many of these individuals were contemporaries whose lives were intertwined in the same events. Most of them were Reformed Protestants who identified with the teachings of Calvin. Others, such as Marguerite de Navarre, Jacques Lefevre d'Etaples, Louis de Berquin, and Michel de L'Hospital, embraced evangelical teaching, desired reform, and repudiated aspects of Roman Catholic doctrine and practice, but sought the reformation of the Catholic Church from within. These people were saints in the biblical sense that God set them apart for salvation. They were not always saintly in their decisions and actions. These biographies provide not only information but also stimulate reflection on their lives with their faith and failures.
Endorsements
“French Calvinism in the Sixteenth Century offers a series of compelling biographies of leaders of the Reformation in France, which had one of the most influential yet tragic national traditions within the Protestant movement. I am happy to recommend this important book.”
—Thomas S. Kidd, Research Professor of Church History, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
“While the Huguenot (or French Reformed) movement largely died out by the eighteenth century because of fierce persecution, the theology of the French Calvinists lives on to this day. Through the life stories of men and women of God who lived their faith, wrote about their faith, and sealed their faith with blood, the authors use the medium of mini biography to show how a group of French laypeople and theologians helped shape early Reformed orthodoxy and piety. Prepare to meet an assortment of fascinating and theologically-astute men and women—such as Gillaume Farel, Marguerite de Navarre, John Calvin, Pierre Viret, and Theodore Beza—who challenge us through their lives, writings, and sufferings to live fully for the glory of the Triune God.”
—Joel R. Beeke, Chancellor, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
About the Authors
Stephen M. Davis holds a PhD in intercultural studies from Columbia International University and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Two of his books on French religious history, The French Huguenots and Wars of Religion and The War of the Camisards, were selected by the National Huguenot Society for the Scholarly Works Award in 2022 and 2024.
Martin I. Klauber holds a PhD in European history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is Affiliate Professor of Church History at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Scholar in Residence at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids. He is the author and editor of several books on post-Reformation Reformed history and theology, including Between Reformed Scholasticism and Pan-Protestantism and a three-volume series on French Reformed history and theology.
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