The Institutes of Christian Religion

The Institutes of Christian ReligionThis abridged edition of the Institutes provides a readable and inexpensive sampler of Calvin's greatest work. Lane has condensed the 1559 edition, retaining the heart of Calvin's teachings on all his major themes.

Afterword by Wesley Hill

There is a growing body of literature about the missional church

proclamation) with a more graceful approach to sharing God's good news with the world

Evangelism / Missions / Global Church)

or so we are taught

It brings together a diverse team of leading scholars

identify significant historical figures

Bell approaches capitalism and Christianity as alternative visions of humanity

and gun violence

describing what the concept tells us about God's mission in creation

revealing the preexistent glory of the eternal Son and the future glory of the suffering Messianic Son

and presence-filled wonderland to counteract biblical illiteracy in an increasingly post-Christian landscape