Analysis of the Institutes of the Christian Religion of John Calvin

by Ford Lewis Battles

424 pages | Direct Price: $19.99 $15.00 | Paperback | Published: 1980

Summary: Calvin’s Institutes is one of the most important theological works of the last millennium, but even seminarians and pastors have difficulty finishing it. Battles was experienced in guiding students through this volume, teaching it for forty-five years. His detailed outline and summary are now available for everyone interested in Calvin’s great work.

About the Author:

Ford Lewis Battles (1915–1979) received his PhD from Hartford Theological Seminary. Battles was a visiting professor of church history at Calvin Theological Seminary and also taught at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Hartford Theological Seminary. He was widely recognized as one of the foremost Calvin scholars of his era. He is also the editor of The Piety of John Calvin.

What Others Say About this Book:

“Students and teachers of Calvin are [now] further indebted to Ford Lewis Battles, the noted Calvin translator and scholar . . . . Without the availability of the Analysis, perhaps more people will take up the challenge to read (and more to teach!) the Institutes.”

– David Foxgrover, Sixteenth Century Journal

“Will surely prove to be a useful guide for serious students of the Institutes, providing a comprehensive overview of the longer work.”

– Maria Bulgarella, Calvin Theological Journal

“An excellent outline of Calvin’s Institutes.”

– Christianity Today