Meet John Calvin

This lecture was originally presented at Derry Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 7. When the recording failed, Dr. Lee Barrett graciously agreed to re-record his program for our "Year of John Calvin."

Lee C. Barrett, III is the Mary B. and Henry P. Stager Chair in Theology and Professor of Systematic Theology at Lancaster Theological Seminary.

John Calvin was the most influential character in the origin of the Reformed theological tradition that informs the Presbyterian heritage. In a way, he is Presbyterianism's primary parent. As with any parent, his children have remembered him with a complicated mixture of adoration and aversion, praising him for all the virtues of the heritage and blaming him for all its faults. His piety and personality lives on in the way Presbyterians think, worship, pray, engage in mission, and conduct church life. This lecture sets the stage for an investigation of the life, thought, and legacy of this monumental figure who bequeathed his deepest yearnings, anxieties, hopes, and fears to his spiritual descendants.

Calvin and the Bible, Part 3

Rev. Charles "Buz" Myers, Ph.D, faculty member in the Religion Department at Gettysburg College, continues his series on John Calvin.

This lecture was presented on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey, PA. The final lecture in this series will be given next Sunday, October 5.

Calvin and the Bible, Part 2

Today, Rev. Charles "Buz" Myers, Ph.D, faculty member in the Religion Department at Gettysburg College, continues his series on John Calvin.

This lecture was presented on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey, PA. Part 3 will be presented next Sunday, September 28.


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Calvin and the Bible: Part 1

Our introduction to John Calvin continues with a four-week series on "Calvin and the Bible" led by Rev. Charles "Buz" Myers, Ph.D, faculty member in the Religion Department at Gettysburg College. John Calvin believed that all of life should be based on what the Bible says. Calvin wrote commentaries on most of the books of the Bible, produced several editions of his Institutes of the Christian Religion, and composed catechisms--all in an attempt to explain what the Bible has to say about the Christian faith. Calvin’s understanding of the Bible and its place in the Church and in the lives of believers has shaped Reformed thinking and practice ever since.

This lecture was presented on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey, PA. Part 2 will be presented next Sunday, September 21.

Meet John Calvin

Due to technical difficulties, today's lecture by Lee Barrett was not recorded. Next week's lecture will be presented by Rev. Dr. Charles "Buz" Myers of Gettysburg College.