EBOOK Calvin and His Influence, 1509-2009

This volume collects papers initially written as the plenary addresses for the        largest international scholarly conference held in connection with the 500th        anniversary of Calvin's birth, organized in Geneva by the Institute of Reformation        History. The organizers chose as theme for the conference ''Calvin and His Influence        1509-2009,'' hoping to stimulate reflection about what Calvin's ideas and example        have meant across the five centuries since his lifetime, as well as about how much        validity the classic interpretations that have linked his legacy to fundamental        features of modernity such as democracy, capitalism, or science still retain.