Jean Calvin : Institution de la religion Chretienne(1541)

The publication of Calvin's own French translation of his Institution de la religion chretienne (1541) was a special event in the history of French language, literature and ideas. The present edition amends the 1541 text according to later French translations, as well as the original Latin text. The reader will find philological, historical, theological, rhetorical and literary footnotes, which also suggest the entire range of critical viewpoints on Calvin's works.