John Calvin, The Person: Dead Man Walking

Thesis: All of Calvin's reforming work should be comprehended through this window of suffering. He experienced stresses that no one I know can match.

I. The first ten year period, 1533-1543.
A. First Geneva sojourn 1536-38.
B. Strassbourg. 1538-1541.
C. Early ministry upon return.
II. The second period, 1544-1554.
A. Church issues.
B. Personal stresses.
C. External.
III. Third period, 1555-1564.
A. Personal.
B. Political strife
C. France
Conclusion

For more information, see:

“Switzerland: Triumph and Decline” in W. Stanford Reid Calvin, his influence in the Western World (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982);

Articles on Calvin and Calvinism: Vol 1: The biography of Calvin; Vol. 2: Calvin's early writings and ministry

“Calvin Bibliography”, in David W. Hall, Tributes to John Calvin, (P&R 2010), 420-30