By Graeme Murdock

ISBN-10: 0333691385

ISBN-13: 9780333691380

ISBN-10: 0333691393

ISBN-13: 9780333691397

a world neighborhood of Reformed church buildings emerged in the course of the 16th century. even if makes an attempt have been made by way of Calvinists to arrive contract over key ideals, and to set up uniformity in styles of worship and church govt, there have been carrying on with divisions over a few rules and changes among neighborhood practices of ethical self-discipline and spiritual existence. besides the fact that, Reformed intellectuals constructed universal rules approximately rights of resistance opposed to tyrants, groups prayed, fasted and donated cash to help brethren in misery, and plenty of Calvinists around the Continent built a robust experience of collective identity.

Beyond Calvin considers the Reformed church buildings of Europe in a global and comparative context from round 1540 to 1620. Graeme Murdock:
- discusses how Calvinism operated as a world stream by way of hyperlinks among Reformed church buildings, groups and states
- explains what Reformed church buildings around the Continent stood for
- specializes in how Calvinists sought to purify the perform of Christian faith, and to resume ecu politics, society and culture
- examines either the strengths and bounds of the foreign Reformed community

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