The Dutch Roman Catholic theologian Albert Pighius believed that the 1539 edition of Calvin's Institutes--particularly its chapters on free choice and predestination--constituted a greater danger than did the other "Lutheran" writings. He wrote a response entitled Ten Books on Human Free Choice and Divine Grace in 1542. Calvin, when he saw Pighius's work on free choice, felt a pressing need to respond. The result was The Bondage and Liberation of the Will, published in 1543.   
  
The Bondage and Liberation of the Will is undoubtedly the most significant of Calvin's works hitherto not translated into English. This is in striking contrast to Luther's study on the same topic, which is one of his best-known publications. While Calvin's work may not be of such crucial significance as Luther's, it is still his fullest treatment of the relation between grace and free will. It also offers insight into Calvin's interpretations of the church fathers, especially Augustine, on the topics of grace and free will and contains Calvin's answer to Pighius's objection that preaching is unnecessary if salvation is by grace alone.  
  
This important work, edited by renowned scholar A. N. S. Lane, contains material not found elsewhere in Calvin's writings and is invaluable reading for students of Calvin and the Protestant Reformation.  
  
The Texts and Studies in Reformation and Post-Reformation Thought series recognizes the need for careful, scholarly treatment of the Reformation and of the era of Protestant orthodoxy, seeking to present the varied and current approaches to Protestantism's rich heritage and to stimulate interest in the roots of the Protestant tradition.

A. N. S. Lane is director of post-graduate research at London Bible College. He specializes in Christian doctrine and is the author of a number of books, including John Calvin: Student of the Church Fathers.

"This first English translation of an important work of John Calvin is a welcome supplement to his teachings in his Institutes."--E. Earle Ellis, Southwestern Journal of Theology  
  
This volume provides Calvin's fullest treatment of the relationship between the grace of God and the free will of humans. It offers insight into Calvin's interpretations of the church fathers, especially Augustine, on the topics of grace and free will and contains Calvin's answer to Pighius's objection that preaching is unnecessary if salvation is by grace alone. This important work, edited by renowned scholar A. N. S. Lane, contains material not found elsewhere in Calvin's writings and will be required reading for students of Calvin and the Protestant Reformation.

This important work contains material not found elsewhere in Calvin's writings and will be required reading for students of Calvin and the Protestant Reformation.

Calvin, John

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Series Preface

Preface

Introduction

Abbreviations

List of Works Cited

Book 1

Book 2

Book 3

Book 4

Book 5

Book 6

Subject Index

Scripture Index

Patristic and Classical Index

About the Author

Notes

Back Cover

"This first English translation of an important work of John Calvin is a welcome supplement to his teachings in his Institutes." -E. Earle Ellis, Southwestern Journal of Theology  
 This volume provides Calvin's fullest treatment of the relationship between the grace of God and the free will of humans. It offers insight into Calvin's interpretations of the church fathers, especially Augustine, on the topics of grace and free will and contains Calvin's answer to Pighius's objection that preaching is unnecessary if salvation is by grace alone. This important work, edited by renowned scholar A. N. S. Lane, contains material not found elsewhere in Calvin's writings and will be required reading for students of Calvin and the Protestant Reformation.

This first English translation of an important work of John Calvin is a welcome supplement to his teachings in his Institutes. -E. Earle Ellis, Southwestern Journal of Theology. This volume provides Calvin's fullest treatment of the relationship between the grace of God and the free will of humans. It offers insight into Calvin's interpretations of the church fathers, especially Augustine, on the topics of grace and free will and contains Calvin's answer to Pighius's objection that preaching is unnecessary if salvation is by grace alone. This important work, edited by renowned scholar A. N. S. Lane, contains material not found elsewhere in Calvin's writings and will be required reading for students of Calvin and the Protestant Reformation.

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