Calvin for the World

Why Does John Calvin Matter for the Twenty-First Century?Calvin for the World offers a fresh evaluation of John Calvin's theological and political thought, showing how his theological legacy impacted the formation of the modern world, its worldview, and its social institutions and why Calvin remains a valuable theological interlocutor for those interested in advancing the work of social, political, racial, and economic justice today."By setting Calvin's theology in its original contexts and following oft-neglected lineages of reception, Rosario Rodríguez illuminates the experiences of dislocation and migration that stand behind Calvin's vision for reform and unveils that vision's liberative potential for theologies during and since the Reformation era."--Kenneth J. Woo, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary"This lively text ranges over many topics that contemporary people would see as their own concerns. Rosario Rodríguez shares the exciting surprises that his students have encountered when he has brought voices from many contexts into dialogue with Calvin, and he makes a good case that the so-called dictator of Geneva has something relevant to say today, that this long misread (or rather, unread) pastor is a viable and even worthwhile conversation partner on these 'modern' issues."--Elsie McKee, Princeton Theological Seminary (emerita)"Calvin for the World shows us what it looks like to thoughtfully engage with a theological giant who bears a complicated legacy and yet still says much that may be of value for us today. In Rosario Rodríguez's capable hands, Calvin is revealed to be a proto-liberationist by the lights of his own convictions as he is interpreted through the genius of his most radical followers."--Jonathan Tran, author of Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism"An excellent contribution to the analysis of the importance of Calvin as a leader of the emerging Protestant Christian theology. Rosario Rodríguez carefully analyzes the various aspects of Calvinist thought and their implications for the convergences between Calvinism, Lutheranism, and Catholicism. I recommend attentive and careful reading of this extraordinary book."--Luis N. Rivera-Pagán, Princeton Theological Seminary (emeritus)