Piety's Wisdom: A Summary of Calvin's Institutes with Study Questions

John Calvin s The Institutes of the Christian Religion presents one of the most winsome, thought-provoking, spiritually inspiring, and heart-searching summations of Christian truth ever written. Although works exist that either offer an analysis of Calvin s views or serve as a guide to his Institutes, none fully share the aim of J. Mark Beach s Piety s Wisdom. Keeping to the form, shape, and tenor of Calvin s own work, Piety s Wisdom offers busy pastors, seminarians, interested college students, and motivated laypersons a book that presents Calvin on his own terms. This summary can be used as an introduction to the Christian faith, as a primer for the study of Calvin, or a combination of each. While the book is suitable for individual study, the inclusion of study questions makes it an ideal tool for facilitating discussion in adult study groups.