The Writings of John Calvin: An Introductory Guide.

CONTENTS:

1. Overview of Calvin's Life. [pp. 1-63]
Youth and Education up to Arrival in Geneva
First Stay in Geneva (1536-38)
Stay in Strasbourg (1538-41)
Again in Geneva
The Academy of Geneva
Calvin's Relations with Others
Calvin's Last Days

2. First Publications. [pp. 64-68]
The Foreword to the Antapologia of Nicolas Duchemin (1531)
Commentary on Seneca's De clementia (1532)
Nicolas Cop's Academic Address (1533)

3. Calvin and the Bible. [pp. 69-104]
Bible Translation
Calvin's Commentaries
Calvin's Lectures (Praelectiones)
Calvin's Sermons
Calvin's Contributions to the Weekly Bible Studies (Congrégations)

4. Building Up the Church. [pp. 105-133]
Fundamental Issues in Congregational Nurture
Liturgical Structure of Public Worship
Instruction of the Youth
Special Assistance
Confession of Faith: The Gallican Confession (1559)
Church Order and Visitation

5. Debating with Roman Catholics. [pp. 134-150]
Epistolae duae (1537)
Religious Colloquy in Lausanne (1536)
Correspondence with Louis du Tillet (1538)
Responsio ad Sadoletum (1539)
Religious Colloquies in Haguenau, Worms, and Regensburg
Dispute against Abuses (Traite' des reliques, 1543)
Debating with Albertus Pighius
Debating with the Sorbonne (1544)
The Council of Trent and the Augsburg Interim

6. Debating with Other Movements and Individuals. [pp/ 151-170]
Anabaptists
The Libertines
Debating about Doctrinal Issues
Debating with a Jew

7. Striving for Unity and the Ensuing Debate. [pp. 171-181]
Confessio fidei de eucharistia (1537)
Agreement with Bullinger and Zurich
(Consensus Tigurinus of 1549)
Debate with the Lutherans Westphal and Heshusius
about the Consensus Tigurinus

8. The Institutes. [pp. 182-189]
Institutes (1536)
Institutes (1539)
Institutes (1543 and 1545)
Institutes (1550)
Institutes (1559)

9. Miscellaneous Publications. [pp. 190-196]
Calvin as Jurist
Document about Ecclesiastical Goods (1545)
Two Forewords by Calvin
Congratulation to Gabriel de Saconay (1561)
Debating with Frangois Baudouin (1561-63) 1

10. Letters. [pp. 197-218]
Correspondence with Lelio Sozzini
Correspondence with Poland
Letter to Menso Poppius
Correspondence with the Ministers in Montbeliard
Correspondence with England and Scotland

Survey of Primary Sources, pp. 219-223.
Selected Bibliography of Secondary Literature, pp. 225-235.
Chronological Index of Calvin's Writings, pp. 237-241.
General Index, pp. 243-254.