pt. I. Huldreich Zwingli and the Reformation in German Switzerland. The background of the Swiss Reformation -- Zwingli's education and early pastorates -- Zwingli and the Reformation in Zurich -- Progress under Bullinger's leadership -- Doctrine, discipline, worship -- pt. II. Calvin and the Reformation in Geneva. Young Calvin -- Calvin's conversion -- The institutes of the Christian religion -- Calvin joins Farel in Geneva -- Calvin's Strasbourg period -- Reorganization, struggle, and victory -- Geneva under Calvin's sway -- Calvin as writer and theologian -- Calvin's personality and historical importance -- pt. III. The spread of Reformed Protestantism in Europe and early America. The Reformed Church of France -- The Reformation in the Netherlands -- Calvinism in Germany and Eastern Europe -- The Reformation in Scotland -- Calvinism in England and Ireland -- Calvinism in America -- pt. IV. Calvinism and modern issues. The fragmentation of Calvinism -- Reunion, expansion, and ecumenicity -- Calvinism in a changing world of thought -- Calvinism and public affairs -- The spirit of Calvinism in the world today.
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