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New Translation of John Calvin’s Classic Work Explores What It Means to Live the Christian Life

For centuries, Christians have read John Calvin’s On the Christian Life to answer a fundamental question: What does it mean to live faithfully as a Christian? This fresh translation of what is often referred to as Calvin’s “Golden Booklet” features an all-new introduction, robust citations, and explanatory footnotes—introducing a new generation of readers to a classic work of Christian spirituality.

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A New Translation of John Calvin’s Institutes Coming Soon

On the Christian Life: A New Translation is a foretaste of the forthcoming new translation of Calvin’s Institutes, several years in the making, to be published by Crossway. This edition aims to serve lay readers, pastors, students, and scholars across the English-speaking world in the twenty-first century. The translation itself will be fresh, contemporary, and accurate; it will be based on the Latin text with reference in the footnotes to Calvin’s own French translation when it is significant. The edition will clearly indicate Calvin’s own citations, whether of biblical passages or other material, such as early and medieval Christian authors or Greek and Roman classical authors.

• A Brand-New Translation: Translated from the original Latin edition by Calvin scholar Raymond A. Blacketer—making this classic work more accessible to modern readers than ever before
• A Fresh Introduction: Includes an all-new introduction by editor Anthony N. S. Lane, professor of historical doctrine at the London School of Theology
• Helpful Resources: Includes robust source citations and explanatory footnotes to help pastors, students, scholars, and everyday Christians better understand Calvin’s words and context
• Explores the Christian Life: Addresses themes including self-denial, taking up one’s cross, submitting to God, and suffering for the sake of righteousness