A review by davidbess
Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin

3.0

I've been exploring Reformed theology, so I thought my research wouldn't be complete without going through the Institutes. I knew from the start they wouldn't be light reading, so I chose the audio version and listened to them over a period of weeks in my car. Calvin's work here should definitely be used as a reference rather than something to read from start to finish. There was far too much theology covered to go into any kind of detail in this review. I did, however, also get a good sense of the man and his very detailed, analytical thought patterns when it comes to the Christian faith. There are many other books on the market today that will give a far better, much more concise summary of the Reformed faith than the Institutes. Still, if you want to explore Calvinism in detail, there's no way of getting around reading this historic work of John Calvin. If you're going to go from the start to the finish, the audio version is what I recommend.