Description: David Hall identifies ten seminal ways that Calvin's thought transformed the culture of the West, complete with a nontechnical biography of Calvin and tributes by other leaders. The Legacy of John Calvin is brief enough for popular audiences and analytical enough to provide much information in a short space.
Brief description: David W. Hall was senior pastor of Midway Presbyterian Church in Powder Springs, GA, from 2003 to 2008. He founded the Kuyper Institute and the Center for the Advancement of Paleo-Orthodoxy in Oak Ridge, TN, in 1994.
Review Quotes: David W. Hall makes many bold claims about the influence of John Calvin--"Calvin was an event-maker who changed the parade route and left a very large imprint on Western history" --"Love him or hate him, Calvin was a change agent--and one whose influence was for the better. The light Calvin brought to society made the world a fundamentally different place after his life's work began to be displayed"--"John Calvin, at his five hundredth birthday, is not the property of one denomination or religious tradition. His thought and work are far greater than that"--and then provides the evidence to back up those claims. As a pastor who has read widely and deeply on his subject, Dr. Hall provides a positive appreciation of Calvin's life and influence for those celebrating the 500th anniversary of his birth.--William S. Barker, Ph.D. Professor of Church History, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia