John Calvin: Reformer, Pastor, Theologian Issue 12 | 1986

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“He (Calvin) the most Christian man of his age.”
--Ernst Renan, French Historian

“Calvin was one of those strong and consistent men of history who people either liked or disliked, adored or abhorred.“
-- Lewis W. Spitz, Lutheran Historian

“To omit Calvin from the forces of Western evolution is to read history with one eye shut.“
-- Lord John Morley English Scholar

“The sixteenth century was a great century. It was the century of Raphael and Michelangelo, of Spenser and Shakespeare, of Erasmus and Rabelais, of Copernicus d Galileo, of Luther and Calvin. Of all the figures that gave greatness to this century, none left a more lasting heritage than Calvin.“
-- Georgia Harkness, Theologian

“Few great Christian leaders have suffered quite so much misunderstanding as John Calvin. He has often been dismissed as a theologian without humanity. In fact, the very reverse is much nearer the truth…. He was a man of deep and lasting affection, passionately concerned for the cause of Christ in the world; a man who burned himself out for the gospel.“
-- Banner of Truth Trust

“…Calvin made such a mark upon his age and, even beyond it, exercised an influence which does not yet seem likely to decline. Even more than a thinker, … he was a leader of men.“
-- Francols Wendel, Historian

“The Genevese should bless the birthday of Calvin.“
-- Montesquieu, Eighteenth century Philosopher and Political Theorist

“The longer I live the clearer does it appear that John Calvin’s system is the nearest to perfection.”
-- Charles Haddon Spurgeon, English Preacher

“The strength of that heretic [Calvin] consisted in this, that money never had the slightest charm for him. If I had such servants my dominion would extend from sea to sea.“ -- Pope Pius ...