Notes on Calvin’s knowledge, use, and misuse of the Church Fathers

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dc.contributor.author Van Oort, Johannes (Hans)
dc.date.accessioned 2015-11-26T10:23:23Z
dc.date.available 2015-11-26T10:23:23Z
dc.date.issued 2015-09-28
dc.description.abstract John Calvin (1509–1564) started his career as a thoroughly trained humanist who possessed, in addition, a thorough knowledge of the Fathers of the Church. This article provides an overview of this particular knowledge. It also focuses on the use Calvin made of the patristic argument in both his instructive and apologetic writings. Some evident cases of Calvin’s misuse of the patres are discussed as well. It is concluded that Calvin’s special patristic knowledge gave his theology its special hallmark and still links authentic Calvinism with the church’s catholic tradition through the ages. en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2015 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.hts.org.za en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Van Oort, J., 2015, ‘Notes on Calvin’s knowledge, use, and misuse of the church fathers', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(3), Art. #3059, 9 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v71i3.3059. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/hts.v71i3.3059
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50941
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher OpenJournals Publishing en_ZA
dc.rights © 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject Patristic element in Calvin en_ZA
dc.subject Commentary on Seneca (1532) en_ZA
dc.subject First Institution (1536) en_ZA
dc.subject Letter to King Francis I (1535) en_ZA
dc.subject ‘Praefatio’ to the Neuchâtel Bible (1535) en_ZA
dc.subject Disputation at Lausanne (1536) en_ZA
dc.subject John Calvin (1509–1564) en_ZA
dc.subject Church Fathers en_ZA
dc.subject.other Theology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.other SDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.other Theology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.other SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.title Notes on Calvin’s knowledge, use, and misuse of the Church Fathers en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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