Jon Balserak

Geneva's Use of Lies, Deceit, and Subterfuge, 1536-1563 (eBook, PDF)

Telling the Old, Old Story in Reformation France

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Produktbeschreibung

This study examines the ethical character of John Calvin and his Genevan colleagues' evangelizing of France. It reveals that Calvin's plans for proselytizing his homeland involved lying, deception, and obfuscation which were employed as a means of evading detection by the French authorities. Balserak considers important questions about the relationship between godliness and cunning, about Calvin's manufacturing of his image, and about the lengths to which he and his colleagues went to spread their gospel.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197672310
• Artikelnr.: 72267346

Autorenporträt

Jon Balserak is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Religion and Theology at the University of Bristol. He earned his PhD at the University of Edinburgh in 2002 and his research focuses on Christian history and thought in the Renaissance and Early Modern periods, with an emphasis on the Reformations in France and Geneva, John Calvin, Theodore Beza, dissimulation and lying, divine accommodation, the history of prophecy, and the interpretation of the Bible. His prior publications include Calvinism: A Very Short Introduction (2017) and John Calvin as Sixteenth-Century Prophet (2014).

Inhaltsangabe

* Abbreviations
* Preface
* I. Introduction
* 1. What this Study Argues
* 2. Review of Scholarship
* 3. Lies, Self-Presentation, and Early Modern Culture
* II. Devising and Implementing Calvin's Plans, 1536-1560
* 4. Why did Calvin Write his Prefatory Letter to King Francis I?
* 5. Deception and Clandestine Ministry
* III. Negotiating Three Challenges, 1559-1563
* 6. King Francis II's Reign (and Youth); Political Plotting up through
1560
* 7. Catherine's Policy of Toleration; Growing the Church and Fighting
the Devil
* 8. The Advent of War; Establishing Christ's Kingdom in France in
Wartime
* Conclusion
* Bibliography
* Index