{"product_id":"john-calvin-w-robert-godfrey-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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. Robert Godfrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1433501325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433501326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crossway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009 pg. 57","brand":"W. Robert Godfrey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072954396927,"sku":"9781433501326","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53f88667-12ad-4781-ad0b-ced11b9b0100.jpg?v=1685444929","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-calvin-w-robert-godfrey-9781433501326","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}