Have you heard, man, about Herman? Bavinck, that is? This week's text is part 1 of an essay on John Calvin's thought regarding common grace by Dutch Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck. The essay comes from Calvin and the Reformation: Four Studies, published by Fleming H. Revell Company in 1909.

Next week, The Bavinck Continues with part 2!

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Reader: Jonathan McCormick

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John Calvin thinks we need Scripture. Chapter 6 of The Institutes of the Christian Religion is his argument for why that is, and so we commend it to you.

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Today's text comes from Henry Beveridge, who completed his translation in 1845. The Institutes was originally published in 1536.

Come back next week for the first part of an essay by Herman Bavinck on the thought of John Calvin!

Reader: Adam Christman

Created by: Jonathan McCormick and Adam Christman

Produced and edited by: Adam Christman

You can't spell REFORMATION without C-A-L-V-I-N! ...ok, so, that's actually exactly what you can and should do. But still! John Calvin is a vital character to the story of the Reformation, and his seminal work is The Institutes of the Christian Religion. Originally published in 1536 in French, we're reading a translation by Henry Beveridge, completed in 1845 and available for free right now on CCEL.org.

Next week, we'll continue reading selections from The Institutes with Chapter 6!

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Reader: Adam Christman

Ulrich Zwingli was a theologian and minister with one foot in the Magisterial Reformation and one foot in the Radical Reformation. He interacted quite a lot with his contemporary, John Calvin, as well as others. Today's text presents a glimpse at the heart of Zwingli's conflict with the Catholic church.

Come back next week for our first look at selections from John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion!

The translation today comes by way of Selected Works of Huldreich Zwingli (1484-1531), edited by Samuel Macauley Jackson, translated by Lawrence A. McLouth, Henry Preble, and George W. Gilmore in 1901.

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Saints Gone Before is pleased to present the concluding episode of the Council of Trent, the Sixth Session, which clarifies Catholic doctrine regarding the subject of Justification in the Reformation era. This marks the end of current series of texts from the Catholic Reformation.

This translation comes by way of J. Waterworth, published in London by Dolman, 1848.

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Next week: Zwingli!

Reader: Adam Christman

The Sixth Session continues in part 2, which is also episode 14, and we're all looking forward to Star Wars Episode VIII this December, which is the 12th month...

Ok, no more math for now. We're pleased to present another thought-provoking part of the Council of Trent, which clarifies Catholic doctrine regarding the subject of Justification in the Reformation era.

This translation comes by way of J. Waterworth, published in London by Dolman, 1848.

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Reader: Adam Christman

Saints Gone Before presents a look at the Catholic Reformation, which followed and responded to the Protestant Reformation. It is a short series covered in four episodes. Today's reading is part 1 of the Sixth Session of the Council of Trent. It is one of the major councils of the Catholic Church and it occurred in the 1540's.

This translation comes by way of J. Waterworth, published in London by Dolman, 1848.

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Reader: Adam Christman

Saints Gone Before presents a look at the Catholic Reformation, which followed and responded to the Protestant Reformation. It will be a short series covered in four episodes. Today's reading is the Fourth Session of the Council of Trent. It is one of the major councils of the Catholic Church and it occurred in the 1540's.

This translation comes by way of J. Waterworth, published in London by Dolman, 1848.

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Reader: Adam Christman

The concluding episode of Martin Luther's Concerning Christian Liberty!

The text comes from Henry Wace and C. A. Buchheim, First Principles of the Reformation, London: John Murray, 1883. If you’d like, you can follow along on archive.org.

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Next week will see the first in a short series of readings from the Council of Trent!

Reader: Adam Christman

Listener, you may find the content of "part 4" a bit familiar. Due to my exhaustion and the lateness of the hour in which I recorded a previous episode, I accidentally read part 4 instead of part 3 and mis-labelled the episode. I have fixed the audio to correctly reflect which section THIS episode contains. In addition, I recorded the skipped section and released it as the newest version of "part 3" (listed as SGB 9). I apologize for the confusion.

The text comes from Henry Wace and C. A. Buchheim, First Principles of the Reformation, London: John Murray, 1883. If you’d like, you can follow along on archive.org.

This podcast takes requests! If you would like to request a specific book, sermon, or other Christian text, please e-mail us at [email protected] or tweet us @OralHistoryPod.

Reader: Adam Christman