The European Reformation of the sixteenth century was one of the most formative periods in the history of Christian thought and remains one of the most fascinat

This Companion offers an introduction to Reformed theology, one of the most historically important, ecumenically active, and currently generative traditions of

John Calvin (1509–64) stands with Martin Luther (1483–1546) as the premier theologian of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. Calvin's thought spre

'Puritan' was originally a term of contempt, and 'Puritanism' has often been stereotyped by critics and admirers alike. As a distinctive and particularly intens

Orthodox Christian theology is often presented as the direct inheritor of the doctrine and tradition of the early Church. But continuity with the past is only p