Calvin's church planting endeavors

[Scott]

Is anyone aware of any books or other materials on Calvin's church planting endeavors in France? Evidently he was responsible for planting many churches.

 

[Pergamum]

I posted a thread about a month ago asking about mission work during the Reformation and many brothers sent some excellent links.

Look under the missions sub section.

He even commissioned either 2 or 4 missionaries to Brazil, but they all soon died I think after arrival...

 

[Puritan Sailor]

He basically trained men and sent them in. About 50% of them were martyred.

 

[crhoades]

Robert Kingdon's Geneva and the Coming Wars of Religion in France is about the best you're going to find. He covers the training, discipline, sending, placement, etc. of all of the pastors sent into France and as Patrick said, martyred there. It's almost impossible to find a copy used online to buy, so the best route may be ILL.

 

[Scott]

Thanks guys!

Andrew - I am awaiting an extensive bibliography.

Thanks again!

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

Chris Rhoades has identified a very good resource in Kingdon. To that, I would add the following:

Jean-Marc Berthoud, “John Calvin and the Spread of the Gospel in France” in Fulfilling the Great Commission (Westminster Conference Papers; [London]: Westminster Conference, 1992)

Erroll Hulse, John Calvin and his Missionary Enterprise

David B.Calhoun, “John Calvin: Missionary Hero or Missionary Failure”, Presbyterion: Covenant Seminary Review, 5, No.1 (Spring 1979)

J. Douglas MacMillan, “Calvin, Geneva, and Christian Mission,” Reformed Theological Journal 5 (Nov 1989)

Joel Beeke, John Calvin: Teacher and Practitioner of Evangelism

J. Van den Berg, “Calvin and Missions.” in John Calvin: Contemporary Prophet, Ed. J. Hoogstra, Philadelphia: Presbyterian. & Reformed, 1959. Pp. 167-83.

W. Stanford Reid, “Calvin’s Geneva: A Missionary Centre”, The Reformed Theological Review, 42, No.3 (September-December, 1983)

Frank A. James, III, Calvin the Evangelist

Frank A. James, III, "Calvin and Missions." Christian History 5, no. 4 (Fall 1986)

Philip E. Hughes, "John Calvin: Director of Missions." in The Heritage of John Calvin, ed. J. H. Bratt, 40-54. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1973.

Philip E. Hughes, ed. and trans. The Register of the Company of Pastors of Geneva in the Time of Calvin, Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1966.

Ray Van Neste, John Calvin on Evangelism and Missions

Alister E. McGrath, A Life of John Calvin: a study in the shaping of western culture

Williston Walker, John Calvin: The Organizer of Reformed Protestantism 1509-1564 (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1906)

Scott J. Simmons, John Calvin and Missions: A Historical Study

Samuel Zwemer, “Calvinism and the Missionary Enterprise,” Theology Today 7 (Jul. 1950)

Charles E. Edwards, “Calvin and Missions,” The Evangelical Quarterly 8 (1936)

Antoine de la Roche Chandieu

 

[Scott]

Andrew: Thanks!