TY - BOOK N2 - The book explores with particular insight Calvin's self-conscious view of himself as prophet and apostle for his age and his struggle to tame a sense of his own superiority, perceived by others as arrogance. Gordon looks at Calvin's character, his maturing vision of God and humanity, his personal tragedies and failures, his extensive relationships with others, and the context within which he wrote and taught. --from publisher description AB - The book explores with particular insight Calvin's self-conscious view of himself as prophet and apostle for his age and his struggle to tame a sense of his own superiority, perceived by others as arrogance. Gordon looks at Calvin's character, his maturing vision of God and humanity, his personal tragedies and failures, his extensive relationships with others, and the context within which he wrote and taught. --from publisher description T1 - Calvin / DA - c2009. CY - New Haven [Conn.] ; CY - London : AU - Gordon, Bruce, CN - BX9418 CN - BX9418 PB - Yale University Press, PP - New Haven [Conn.] ; PP - London : PY - c2009. ID - 340816 SN - 9780300120769 (alk. paper) SN - 0300120761 (alk. paper) TI - Calvin / ER -