{"product_id":"a-study-guide-to-calvins-institutes","title":"A Study Guide to Calvin's Institutes","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\"Calvin is a cataract, a primeval forest, a demonic power, something directly down from the Himalayas, absolutely Chinese, strange, mythological; I lack completely the means, the suction cups, even to assimilate this phenomenon, not to speak of presenting it adequately. . . . I could gladly and profitably set myself down and spend all the rest of my life just with Calvin.\" - Karl Barth.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/G-103.pdf?2574\" title=\"Study Guide to Calvin's Institutes Sample\" style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLook Inside the Book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSadly, despite Calvin's vast historical influence, few Christians actually read Calvin. Surprisingly, his prose is very easy and it is only the length that is daunting. This study guide by Douglas Wilson gives readers bite-sized pieces of the institutes to read, as well as simple discussion questions to help review and ponder the gems found in this profound, yet simple Christian classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFrom the Book:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"\\\"I had read through Calvin’s Institutes a few years before all this had happened to me. I was impressed at that time, but not convinced. I was simply doing my bit to become acquainted with the great literature of our civilization, which included Calvin, and, like I said, I was impressed. I was mostly impressed by the energy of his writing. This was real, whatever else it was. ... Be prepared for surprises in Calvin. He is a Calvinist, obviously, but he is no tidy, doctrinaire Calvinist.\\\" ~From the Introduction\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}'\u003e\"I had read through Calvin’s \u003cem\u003eInstitutes\u003c\/em\u003e a few years.... I was impressed at that time, but not convinced. I was simply doing my bit to become acquainted with the great literature of our civilization, which included Calvin, and, like I said, I was impressed. I was mostly impressed by the energy of his writing. This was real, whatever else it was.... Be prepared for surprises in Calvin. He is a Calvinist, obviously, but he is no tidy, doctrinaire Calvinist.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-From the Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been pastor of Christ Church, Moscow, ID for forty years and is the author of more than fifty books including \u003cem\u003eEmpires of Dirt, Rules for Reformers, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Flags Out Front\u003c\/em\u003e. He blogs regularly at www.dougwils.com and can be heard weekly on \u003cem\u003eThe Plodcast\u003c\/em\u003e. Doug and Nancy have three children and lots of grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR: Douglas Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAGE COUNT: 336 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 6x9\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 10: 1591280869\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781591280866\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePUB. DATE: May 6, 2011\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Douglas Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41201667113075,"sku":"G-103","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/5462\/0787\/files\/douglas-wilson-books-a-study-guide-to-calvin-s-institutes-7350590537776.jpg?v=1763148027","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.canonpress.com\/products\/a-study-guide-to-calvins-institutes","provider":"Canon B2B","version":"1.0","type":"link"}