The Decades of Henry Bullinger, 2 Volumes

Description

Henry Bullinger was one of the most widely esteemed leaders of the Reformation Churches. The Decades was the most famous of the 150 treatises and manuscripts that he wrote, deriving its name from being a series of fifty theological addresses divided into five groups of ten. Each address is a helpful, detailed exposition of an important doctrine. Combined, they provide an overview of the Christian faith suitable for the everyday Christian. When first published The Decades outsold Calvin’s Institutes in England, a work that performs a similar function. This edition features introductions to the life of Bullinger and to the work itself by George Ella and Joel R. Beeke.

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Contents

The Decades of Henry Bullinger, Volume 1

Henry Bullinger (1504-1575): Shepherd of the Churches

George Ella

Chapter I: The Importance of Henry Bullinger
Chapter II: From Birth to New Birth
Chapter III: Triumphs and Setback
Chapter IV: Establishing the Reformed Church in Switzerland
Chapter V: Tackling Switzerland's Problems
Chapter VI: Teaching the Churches
Chapter VII: Shepherding the Churches
Chapter VIII: The Problem of Michael Servetus (1511-1553)
Chapter IX: Bullinger's Vast Importance for the English Reformation

Henry Bullinger's Decades

Joel R. Beeke with George Ella

Chapter I: Bullinger as a Preacher
Chapter II: The History of The Decades
Chapter III: The Contents of The Decades

The Decades of Henry Bullinger, Volume 2

Addenda and Errata

The Fourth Decade

• The First Sermon
• The Second Sermon
• Dedication to Edward VI
• The Third Sermon
• The Fourth Sermon
• The Fifth Sermon
• The Sixth Sermon
• The Seventh Sermon
• The Eighth Sermon
• The Nineth Sermon
• The Tenth Sermon

Endorsements

“This reprint of Bullinger’s The Decades makes available a seminal survey of Christian teaching by one of the most significant of the second-generation Reformers. Both in their content and in their homiletical tone, The Decades offered the mid-sixteenth century a basic text from which Christian readers could learn both the content of the faith and the life of Christian obedience. Their importance is evidenced in the numerous printings both in Latin and in the vernacular that mark out the influence of the Decades among English, Dutch, and German-speaking Protestants. May this reprint enhance contemporary recognition of Bullinger’s contribution to the Reformation.”
—Richard A. Muller, Calvin Theological Seminary

“What is impressive about The Decades is how contemporary Bullinger sounds on so many issues and how readable he still is more than 450 years after he wrote these sermons. Even today, Bullinger surefootedly guides us intellectually, experientially, and practically through the truths of Reformed doctrine that set us free and enable us to grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.” 
—Joel R. Beeke, president, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary

About the Author

Henry Bullinger (1504–1575) was born in Bremgarten, Switzerland and became the best-known theologian in Britain during the Reformation era. He produced 86 works of Reformed theology at a time prior to Calvin’s first edition of the Institutes of the Christian Religion. His overall writing output was larger than Luther, Calvin, and Melancthon combined. This thorough work was the reason he came to be called the Father and Shepherd of the Reformed churches.