Calvin@500 is an exercise in appreciative criticism and appropriation of the Reformers work for church and society. The collection serves as an introduction to the life and thought of this sixteenth-century Reformer in his context. The book also traces Calvins continuing legacy for political, economic, theological, spiritual, and inter-religious practices of our own time. The essays reflect the depth and breadth of Calvin scholarship from the sixteenth century to the present. They also reflect Calvins own wide-ranging ministry: the authors are pastors, teachers, social justice workers, and...