Description: This volume is a Festschrift celebrating the life and work of Donald K. McKim, one of the most significant and widely published scholars in the Presbyterian/Reformed tradition in America today. The contents address a range of topics covering his interests, from the Lord's Supper, to sermons on the book of Revelation, theological retrieval, Waldensian theology, Early Modern Women, a theology of exile, and John Calvin's belief that the devil had secret plans to attack French Christianity. Many of these essays focus on the Reformation period, addressing the thought and lives of individuals like Huldrych Zwingli, Heinrich Bullinger, and John Calvin. In addition, the volume also includes a chapter on Vittorio Subilia, the Waldensian pastor. It commences with a fitting encomium to Donald McKim.
Brief description: Jon Balserak is Senior Research Fellow at University of Bristol and Visiting Lecturer at University of Illinois Chicago. Jim West is Lecturer in Biblical Studies and Church History at Ming Hua Theological College.
Review Quotes: "The breadth of Donald K. McKim's scholarship is impressive--from studies on Calvin and the Reformers, to the Puritans, and then to the modern theologians P. T. Forsyth, Herman Bavinck, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Karl Barth. No festschrift could adequately cover the entire range of Don's work, so the editors have wisely assembled this compact volume containing eight Waldensian and Reformation-era studies. These studies are not only a celebration of Don's fifty-year ministry among us, but a worthy contribution to Reformed theology."
--Robert Benedetto, Library Director Emeritus, Graduate Theological Union
"This fascinating collection of essays in honor of Donald K. McKim offers a feast of scholarship on Reformed history and theology, aptly reflecting McKim's own generous and wide-ranging interests. Highly recommended."
--Karin Maag, Director, H. Henry Meeter Center