Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Introductory remarks
  • Three prefatory anecdotes
  • The journey of the reformer
  • His context : people, ideas, and institutions
  • Oral instruction
  • On the usefulness of the pen
  • Chapter 2. Printed works
  • The institutes of the Christian religion
  • The scripture commentaries
  • Ecclesiastical writings
  • Polemical works
  • The sermons in print
  • Chapter 3. Writing
  • Choosing to write
  • Selecting a language
  • Brevity and ease of writing
  • Calvin's work environment
  • Chapter 4. Reading practices
  • Calvin's library
  • The biblical text
  • Patristic and classical sources
  • Contemporary authors
  • An ordinary Christian's books
  • Chapter 5. Printing
  • Choosing a printer
  • The art of dedications
  • Calvin's knowledge of the book world
  • Chapter 6. Censorship
  • The censor in Geneva : the legal foundations of Genevan censorship
  • Censored by the Genevan council
  • Censorship outside Geneva : Calvin as a censor
  • Chapter 7. Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Calvin's productivity
  • Appendix 2. Exegetical commentaries and oral teaching
  • Appendix 3. Polemical treatises in chronological order
  • Appendix 4. The structure of the Tractatus omnes (1576)
  • Appendix 5. French and Latin translations
  • Appendix 6. Calvin's dedications.