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Early French Reform - The Theology and Spirituality of Guillaume Farel (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Early French Reform - The Theology and Spirituality of Guillaume Farel (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Reminding us that the Genevan Reformation does not begin and end
with John Calvin, this book provides an introduction to Guillaume
Farel (1489-1565), one of several important yet often overlooked
French-speaking reformers. Born in 1489 near Gap, France, Farel was
an important first-generation French-speaking Reformer and one of
the most influential early leaders of the Reform movement in what
is now French-speaking Switzerland. Educated in Paris, he slowly
began to question Catholic orthodoxy, and by the 1520s was an
active protestant preacher, resulting in his exile to Switzerland.
Part of Farel's aggressive work in this area brought him to Geneva
several times, where in 1535 and 1536 he secured votes in favour of
the Reform, and later in 1536 persuaded the young theologian John
Calvin to stay. Farel also penned Geneva's confession of faith of
that year and their ecclesiastical articles of the next. As such,
this volume underlines the fact that Calvin entered the reform
movement in Geneva in a situation in which Farel had been already
deeply involved. To better understand that situation, the book is
divided into two parts. The first provides a rich and nuanced
portrait of Farel's early thought by way of interpretive essays;
the second section offers translations of a number of Farel's key
texts. These translations include some of the first
widely-accessible full-length translations of Farel's work into
English. Offering both a scholarly overview of Farel and his life,
and access to his own words, this book demonstrates the importance
of Farel to the Reformation. It will be welcomed not only by
scholars engaged in research on French reform movements, but also
by students of history, theology, or literature wishing to read
some of the earliest theological texts originally written in
French.
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