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Ce volume collectif met en valeur le Calvin littéraire, à l'occasion du cinquième centenaire de sa naissance. Les contributions s'emploient à approfondir ce qui, dans le rapport du Réformateur à l'écriture et à la Bible, et dans son rayonnement auprès des écrivains du XVIe siècle (à travers une série d'échanges, d'influences, d'interactions et de rapprochements possibles), témoigne d'une appréhension humaniste des textes et de l'homme, comme de l'inscription d'une pratique littéraire dans une anthropologie humaniste. Cet "humanisme" de Calvin - avec toutes les ambiguïtés que la notion comporte - a été étudié selon trois axes majeurs : l'axe culturel bien sûr, à travers l'étude d'un milieu de formation, d'une communauté d’arrière-plans et d'un ensemble de références culturelles, antiques en particulier, mais aussi l'axe anthropologique et l'axe philologique de sa relation à l'écriture et à la langue française, qu'il contribue largement à clarifier et à simplifier en la libérant du latin. Le volume s'attache surtout à mettre en évidence les liens qui existent entre la formation de Calvin, l’anthropologie qu’il propose, et sa pratique stylistique. Ainsi réunies, les diverses approches des spécialistes sollicités permettent d'établir que ce qui semble inscrire Calvin dans un ordre de référence humaniste est toujours remis en cause au nom d'une anthropologie repensée, questionnant la notion d'"humanisme" même, en dialogue avec une communauté d’"humanistes". Deux aspects de l’écriture calvinienne structurent en particulier la réflexion menée dans ces pages: les tensions d’un héritage, parce que le rapport à l’écriture convoque, et repense, à travers des références humanistes et au-delà d’elles, toute une anthropologie propre; et une écriture de combat, qui permet de voir comment ce rapport aux textes et aux hommes se traduit concrètement dans un style qui a fait reconnaître Calvin comme écrivain, "illustrateur" de la langue française.

Humanism --- Calvin, Jean, --- Conferences - Meetings --- Humanism - Congresses --- Calvin, Jean, - 1509-1564 - Congresses --- Calvin, Jean, - 1509-1564

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Those who have a passing knowledge of John Calvin's theology and reforms in Geneva in the sixteenth century may picture the confident and mature theologian and preacher without appreciating the various events, people, and circumstances that shaped the man. Before there was Protestantism's first and eminent systematic theologian, there was the French youth, the law student and humanist, the Protestant convert and homeless exile, the reluctant reformer and anguished city leader. Snapshots of the young Calvin create a collage that give a bigger picture to the grey-bearded Protestant reformer. Eleven scholars of early-modern history have joined in this volume to depict the people, movements, politics, education, sympathizers, nemeses, and controversies from which Calvin immerged in his young adulthood.

Reformation. --- Calvin, Jean, --- Calvin, Jean --- Calvin, John --- Calvin, Jean, - 1509-1564.

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French literature --- Literary rhetorics --- retoriek --- Calvin, John --- Calvin, Jean --- Œuvre --- --Rhétorique --- --French literature --- --Calvin, Jean --- Rhétorique --- Calvin, Jean 1509-1564

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This book examines the where, when, and what of daily, weekly, and annual corporate worship in Geneva, revealing in rich detail the liturgical rhythm shaped by Calvin's theology. It includes sermons, sacraments, marriage, household devotions, ministry to the sick and dying. Shedding new light on Calvin's pulpit, it uncovers when, where, what he preached, and dates sermons. It clarifies the development of Psalm singing, the Sunday afternoon liturgy; it explains how the liturgical year was transformed and the special Calvinist day of prayer and sense of providential time developed. Extensive research in baptismal and marriage records shows how practice was reshaped because (like the Lord's Supper) these must be celebrated in a preaching service. Daily sermons in every pulpit required both educated ministers and significant planning. The program of ministerial rotation Calvin created adds dimensions to his doctrine of the church and demonstrates afresh his organizational skills--Publisher.

Christian church history --- anno 1500-1599 --- Geneva --- Protestant churches --- Pastoral theology --- Calvinism --- Eglises protestantes --- Pastorale --- Calvinisme --- Doctrines --- History --- Histoire --- Geneva (Switzerland) --- Genève (Suisse) --- Church history --- Histoire religieuse --- Calvin, Jean, --- Theology. --- Genève (Suisse) --- Theology --- Church history. --- Calvinism - Switzerland - Geneva --- Calvinism - Switzerland - Geneva - History - 16th century - Sources --- Calvin, Jean, - 1509-1564 --- Calvin, Jean, - 1509-1564 - Theology

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In the 16th Century the Bible was also studied collectively. Developing the Zurich model, the preachers of Geneva met weekly to study biblical books in lectio continua. In these congrégations every minister took his turn to present an exposition to his colleagues. In closed meetings the ministers held disputations on matters of doctrine and ethics and the voices of lesser known ministers are heard in surviving documents. In these collective studies, inspired exposition of Scripture was regarded as prophecy, fundamental to preaching of the Word. The first part of this book describes the structure and activities of this ecclesiastical institution on the basis of archival documents. The existence of a large body of manuscript texts on Joshua testifies to the esteem in which the congrégation's work was held. The second part analyses how the weekly Bible studies interacted with the implementation of Calvin's expository program. The third part traces the influence of Geneva until the 'prophesyings' in Puritanism, as other such forms of 'schools of the prophets' developed in France, England and the refugee churches.

Calvinism --- History --- Calvin, Jean, --- Influence --- Compagnie des pasteurs de Genève --- Influence. --- Compagnie des pasteurs de Genève --- Bible --- Study and teaching --- Prophecies. --- History of Europe --- Christian church history --- Geneva --- Calvinism - Switzerland - History - 16th century --- Calvin, Jean, - 1509-1564 - Influence --- Calvin, Jean, - 1509-1564