Resources
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The Center's microform collection contains sixteenth-century imprints of Protestant and Catholic authors, including the works of Farel and early editions of Calvin's Institutes. The works of Bullinger, Peter Martyr, Musculus, Oecolampadius and others are available on microfiche published by IDC in its Reformed Protestantism collection. Listed below are digital versions and catalog references of some of the Center's collections.
- Anabaptist, Mennonite and Spiritualist Reformation
- Anti-Calvin: The Catholic Response to Calvin's Writings in Sixteenth-Century France
- Dutch Pamphlets »
- Early Printed Bibles
- French Protestant Church Archives »
- Guy de Brès
- Heinrich Bullinger's Original Publications
- Heinrich Bullinger: Secondary Sources, 1543-1940
- The Huguenots
- Lutheran Reformation Sources
- Philipp Melanchthon, Theologian and Humanist
- Reformation in Heidelberg I
- Reformation in Heidelberg II
- Reformed Protestantism 1: Switzerland/Geneva
- Reformed Protestantism 2: France/Strasbourg
- Reformed Protestantism 3: The Netherlans and Germany
- Reformed Protestantism 4: England
- Reformed Protestantism 5: East Friesland and North-Western Germany I
- Reformed Protestantism 5: East Friesland and North-Western Germany II
- Sixteenth Century Authors
- Sixteenth Century Theology and Early Modern European History (primary and secondary sources)
- Words by and about Huldrych Zwingli
- Works of John Calvin
This page contains links to digital versions of the major works of John Calvin which have been translated into English. These editions are mid-nineteeth century translations published by the Calvin Translation Society.
Institutes of the Christian Religion
Letters of John Calvin
Tracts of John Calvin
Calvin's Commentaries
- Commentaries on the First Book of Moses called Genesis
- Commentaries on the Four Last Books of Moses: Arranged in the form of a Harmony
- Commentaries on the Book of Joshua
- Commentary on the Book of Psalms
- Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah
- Commentaries on the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah and the Lamentations
- Commentaries on the First Twenty Chapters of the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel
- Commentaries on the Book of the Prophet Daniel
- Commentaries on the Twelve Minor Prophets
- Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, and Luke
- Commentary on the Gospel according to John
- Commentary Upon the Acts of the Apostles
- Commentary Upon the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans
- Commentary Upon the Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
- Commentaries on the Epistles of Paul to the Galatians and Ephesians
- Commentaries on the Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians
- Commentaries on the Epistles to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
- Commentaries on the Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews
- Commentaries on the Catholic Epistles
Lesson Plans for High School students
- "Reformation History: A Comparative Study"
Lecture - "Ideas have consequences— The Reformation"
Lecture - Literature and Thought of the American Colonies: Two Ways of Looking at the New World
Lecture and activity - Iconoclasm as it pertains to the Reformation
Lecture and activity - The Reformation and Hamlet
Lecture and activity - Imagery of the Reformation
Lecture and activity - Indulgences and Salvation
Lecture and activity - What makes Anabaptists so radical?
Lecture and discussion - Conscience, Sin, and Correction
Lecture and discussion (for four class periods) - Overview of The Reformation
Lecture, activities and discussion (for seven class periods) - Luther and How the Reformation Began
Lecture and study questions for the film "Luther" - Worship and Belief
Lecture with multimedia - Reformation & Civil Wars of Religion in 16th C France
Power Point - Making Sense of the Reformation in One Day
Power Point and discussion - Reformation and Counter-Reformation
Research Project - Changes in Christianity during the Reformation
Small group activity and discussion - Introduction to the Reformation
Small group activity - Comparing the Confessional Traditions that Emerge from the Reformation
Small group activity - Dirk Willems and the Mirror of the Martyrs: An Anabaptist Response to Persecution
Small group activity - Responding to Changing Opinions on Religion
Class simulation activity - The Trial of Martin Luther
Class simulation activity - John Calvin and the roots of Calvinism in Geneva
Web-based individual activity
Interviews with Calvin students, faculty, and staff
Video Lectures
"Politics and the Kingdom of God: John Calvin's Theology of Christian Public Engagement"
Lecture given by Dr. Matthew Tuininga on March 6, 2018
"500 Years Later: Why the Reformation Still Matters"
Lecture given by Dr. Karin Maag on January 4, 2017
"Theodore Beza as Exegete, Humanist, and Polemicist: Translating 16th-Century Theological Latin"
Lecture given by Dr. David Noe on November 10, 2016
Audio Lectures
"Calvinists as Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? The Rebellion of the Camisards”
Lecture given by W. Gregory Monahan on November 4, 2015
"From Geneva to South-East Asia: The Tradition of Singing Metrical Psalms and Ecclesiastical Songs in the Dutch East Indies in the Early Seventeenth Century"
Lecture given by Yudha Thianto on October 14, 2015
"From Leiden to London: Anglo-Dutch Relations in the Early Modern Period"
Lecture given by Craig Hanson on February 26, 2015
“An Introduction to the Medieval Bible”
Lecture given by Frans van Liere on September 18, 2014
“The Reading of I Corinthians 14 and the Genevan Pastors’ Congrégation as a School of the Prophets”
Lecture given by Erik de Boer on April 3, 2014
“Vocation in Teresa of Ávila’s ‘Reformed’ Convent Through the Lens of Martin Luther and John Calvin”
Lecture given by Alisa Tigchelaar on February 6, 2014
"The Heidelberg Catechism at the Synod of Dort (1618-19)"
Lecture given by Don Sinnema on December 5, 2013
"The Origins of the Heidelberg Catechism in Ecumenical Perspective"
Lecture given by Lyle Bierma on October 31, 2013
“Seven Myths About the Reformation Debate Over the Lord's Supper"
Lecture given by Amy Nelson Burnett on July 24, 2013
"Justification by Works in Reformation Theology"
Lecture given by Anthony N.S. Lane on April 11, 2013
"The Prostestant Reformers and Islam"
Lecture given by Emidio Campi on November 1, 2012
"Lift Up Your Hearts: John Calvin’’s Catholic Faith"
Lecture given by James K.A. Smith on October 11, 2012
"In Pursuit of Godliness: The Challenges of Reform in 16th-century Geneva"
Lecture given by Karen Spierling on March 29, 2012
"The Belgic Confession After 450 Years"
Lecture given by Karin Maag on November 29, 2011
"Teaching Physics: 16th Century Meditations on the Nature of Evidence"
Lecture given by Dr. Anja-Silvia Goeing on March 3, 2011
"Duty or Delight: Labor and Prayer in the Middle Ages"
Lecture given by Dr. John Van Engen on March 4, 2010
"Polish Calvinism in Crisis: The Emergence of the Antitrinitarian Theology in the 16th Century"
Lecture given by Dr. Piotr Wilczek on November 12, 2009
"Switzerland Marks 500 Years Since Calvin's Birth"
Karin Maag on NPR's All Things Considered on July 12, 2009
"Beholding God's Glory: John Owen and the "Reforming" of the Beatific Vision"
Lecture given by Dr. Suzanne McDonald on November 13, 2008
"Anger Management, On Earth as it is in Heaven: What Christians Have Learned About Cursing Over the Years"
Lecture given by Dr. John Thompson on April 17, 2008
"How should we teach the Reformation in a Pluralist Age?"
Lecture given by Dr. Karin Maag on April 2, 2008
"German Calvinism in Crisis: The Heidelberg Conflict over Church Discipline 1568-1571"
Lecture given by Dr. Charles Gunnoe on November 15, 2007
Below are links to centers and organizations throughout the world that focus on the study of John Calvin, Calvinism, the Reformation, or Early Modern Studies.
Online Digital Collections
- Bibliotheca chalcographica, hoc est Virtute et eruditione clarorum Virorum Imagines
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse
- Dutch Revolt (De Bello Belgico)
- Emblematica Online - Resources for Emblem Studies
- e rara (digitized rare books from Swiss libraries)
- John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion (1863 Beveridge translation)
- John Calvin's commentaries
- Project Wittenberg
- Reformiert Online
- Universitè de Genève - Des texts de Calvin de la Faculté de théologie de Genève
Universities and Institutes
- Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies">Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
- Centrum voor Calvijnstudie
- Ecole Pratique Des Hautes Etudes
- European Reformation Research Group
- Gesellschaft für die Geschichte des reformierten Protestantismus e.V.
- Institut D'Histoire De La Reformation Musee Historique De La Reformation
- The Institute for Calvin and Reformed Theology in Japan
- The Institute for Calvinistic Studies in Korea
- The Institute for Post-Reformation Studies, Evangelische Theologische Facultiet, Leuven
- Institut für schweizerische Reformationsgeschichte
- Leibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte
- Reformatie Instituut Dordrecht
- The St Andrews Reformation Studies Institute
Libraries and Special Collections
Societies
Museums
Publishers
Miscellaneous
This database of images of John Calvin taken from the portrait and print collection of the Meeter Center, as well as from the rare book collection, includes downloadable low and high resolution images.
https://uturn.calvin.edu/hda/node/2371