John Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor Philemon Part 5: The Afterlife of

Part 5: The Afterlife of Israel's Wisdom

and others in a spiritual brotherhood at Cambridge that espoused Puritan convictions

author of Reading the Bible with the Dead: What You Can Learn from the History of Exegesis That You Can't Learn from Exegesis Alone

since 1987 and has two daughters

John Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor Philemon Part 5: The Afterlife ofAn introduction to the essential life and thought of one of history's most influential theologians, who considered himself first and foremost a pilgrim and a pastor. July 10, 2009, marks the five hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. As controversial as he was influential, his critics have named a judgmental and joyless attitude after him, while his admirers celebrate him as the principal theologian of Reformed Christianity. Yet his