{"product_id":"life-in-god-matthew-myer-boulton-9780802865649","title":"Life in God: John Calvin, Practical Formation, and the Future of Protestant Theology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eContemplates Calvin's Institutes as practical spiritual theology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For many today, John Calvin is best known as an austere, strictly intellectual teacher of Protestant doctrine. But Matthew Myer Boulton reads him very differently, arguing that for Calvin, Christian theology is properly conceived and articulated primarily for the sake of everyday, practical formation through the church's treasury of spiritual disciplines.\u003cbr\u003e Although Calvin famously opposed the cloister, Boulton shows that his purpose was not the eradication but rather the democratization of spiritual disciplines often associated with monasticism. Ordinary disciples, too, Calvin insisted, should embrace such formative practices as close scriptural study, daily prayer and worship, regular Psalm singing, and frequent celebration of the Lord's Supper. This deeply formational approach to Christian doctrine provides a fruitful template for Protestant theology today -- and tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Myer Boulton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080286564X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802865649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2012 pg. 35","brand":"Matthew Myer Boulton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992442241279,"sku":"9780802865649","price":29.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_965c9744-f95e-48fa-92f3-2692552c8b6a.jpg?v=1683318976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-in-god-matthew-myer-boulton-9780802865649","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}