A Treatise on Relics
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A Treatise on Relics

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eBook - ePub

A Treatise on Relics

About this book

John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation, and a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. In 1543 he penned A Treatise on Relics, and their religious-historical influence.

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Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Preface To The Second Edition
  3. 01. Origin Of The Worship Of Relics And Images In The Christian Church
  4. 02. Compromise Of The Church With Paganism
  5. 03. Position Of The First Christian Emperors Towards Paganism, And Their Policy In This Respect
  6. 04. Infection Of The Christian Church By Pagan Ideas And Practices During The Fourth And Fifth Centuries
  7. 05. Reaction Against The Worship Of Images And Other Superstitious Practices By The Iconoclast Emperors Of The East
  8. 06. Origin And Development Of The Pious Legends, Or Lives Of Saints, During The Middle Ages
  9. 07. Analysis Of The Pagan Rites And Practices Which Have Been Retained By The Roman Catholic As Well As The Græco-Russian Church
  10. 08. Image-Worship And Other Superstitious Practices Of The Graeco-Russian Church
  11. Calvin’s Treatise On Relics
  12. Postscript
  13. Footnotes