Publisher's Description: This sweeping book tells the story of Calvinism’s origins, expansion, and impact across Europe from the upheavals of the early Reformation to the end of the seventeenth century. The faith’s fundamental doctrines, diverse ecclesiastical institutions, and significant consequences for lived experience are all explored, revealing the ongoing interplay between a dynamic religious tradition and the worlds in which it took root.

Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2003 by Choice Magazine

Winner of the Philip Schaff Prize sponsored by the American Society of Church History

Winner of the 2004 Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Best Book Prize given by the Renaissance Society of America

704 Pages
Published September 2004

About the Author: Philip Benedict is William Prescott and Annie McClelland Smith Professor of History and Religion at Brown University.