The Theology of the French Reformed Churches introduces us to the Huguenots of the seventeenth century. The period was an unusual one in which France boasted two state religions, Roman Catholic and Protestant, due to the protections afforded the latter by the Edict of Nantes in 1598. In this book, Martin I. Klauber and his team of scholars survey the development of and diffi culties facing the early French Reformed tradition as well as the ecclesiastical, theological, and political challenges it faced during the seventeenth century.
They also investigate the important contributions made by some of its most significant theologians: Moïse Amyraut, Pierre du Moulin, Jean Daillé, Andreas Rivetus, Charles Drelincourt, Claude Pajon, Jean Claude, and Pierre Jurieu. The theologians of the seventeenth-century French Reformed churches displayed a theological richness rarely remembered even among Reformed believers in the centuries following their labor, and this volume resurrects some of their vitality for a new audience.
Table of Contents:
Introduction Martin I. Klauber
Part One: The Historical Background
The Cradle of Reformed Theology: The Reformed Churches from Calvin's Geneva through Henry IV & the Edict of Nantes Jeanine Olson
Theodore Beza (15191605) and the Crisis of Reformed Protestantism in France Scott M. Manetsch
The French Reformed Synods of the Seventeenth Century Theodore G. Van Raalte
The French Reformed Churches, Arminianism, and the Synod of Dort (16181619) Donald Sinnema
The French Reformed Churches: Caught between the Rise of Absolute Monarchy and the Counter Reformation John B. Roney
The Edict of Nantes "à la rigueur" (16611685) Marianne Carbonnier-Burkard
Part Two: Theology and Theologians in the French Reformed Churches
John Cameron (ca. 15791625) and the French Universalist Tradition Albert Gootjes
Beyond Hypothetical Universalism: Moïse Amyraut (15961664) on Faith, Reason, and Ethics Richard A. Muller
Defender of the Faith or Reformed Rabelias? Pierre du Moulin (15681658) and the Arminians Martin I. Klauber
Whose Side are They on? Jean Daillé (15941670) on the Church Fathers Martin I. Klauber
Andreas Rivetus (15721651): International Theologian and Diplomat Willem J. van Asselt
The Pastoral and Polemical Theology of Charles Drelincourt (15951669) R. Jane McKee
Polemics, Rhetoric, and Exegesis: Claude Pajon (16261685) on Romans 8:7 Albert Gootjes
"This glorious seal of God": Jean Claude (16191687), Ephesians 4:30, and Huguenot Pneumatology Michael A. G. Haykin
The Devotional Theology of Pierre Jurieu (16371713) Jason Zuidema