Episode 077: Knowing God and Knowing Ourselves

Calvin’s Institutes famously opens with the assertion that all human knowledge consists of knowing God and knowing ourselves. These two forms of knowledge are interconnected and possibly inseparable — and they are the focus of this episode of The Commentary. Here, Mark and Cameron reflect on the many different areas of life where this fundamental observation of Calvin’s shines a light on our thinking.

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Institutes of the Christian Religion (1541 Edition) from Banner of Truth