{"product_id":"john-calvin-pilgrim-and-pastor-paperback","title":"John Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor — Paperback","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\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A masterful treatment of John Calvin by a masterful church historian.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   -R.C. Sproul\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crossway Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39361790640187,"sku":"JOH11BP","price":15.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0343\/0642\/4891\/products\/JOH11BP_front.jpg?v=1621553654","url":"https:\/\/ligonierministries.myshopify.com\/en-ca\/products\/john-calvin-pilgrim-and-pastor-paperback","provider":"Ligonier Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}