{"product_id":"john-calvin-pilgrim-and-pastor-9781433501326","title":"John Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn introduction to the essential life and thought of one of history's most influential theologians, who considered himself first and foremost a pilgrim and a pastor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJuly 10, 2009, marked the five-hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. As controversial as he was influential, his critics have named a judgmental and joyless attitude after him, while his admirers celebrate him as the principal theologian of Reformed Christianity. Yet his impact is unmistakable-a primary developer of western civilization whose life and work have deeply affected five centuries' worth of pastors, scholars, and individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat will surprise the readers of this book, however, is that Calvin did not live primarily to influence future generations. Rather, he considered himself first and foremost a spiritual pilgrim and a minister of the Word in the church of his day. It was from that \"essential\" Calvin that all his influence flowed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere is an introduction to Calvin's life and thought and essence: a man who moved people not through the power of personality but through passion for the Word, a man who sought to serve the gospel in the most humble of roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crossway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433501326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"W. Robert Godfrey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096165908661,"sku":"9781433501326","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f51c384b-1f45-45b3-a6f2-9e2906e311b1.jpg?v=1692803031","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/john-calvin-pilgrim-and-pastor-9781433501326","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}