Volunteer
If you would like to help with this year's conference, e-mail us at info@cvcrt.org.
"Calvin's system of doctrine and polity has shaped more minds and entered into more nations than that of any other Reformer. In every land it made men strong against the attempted interference of the secular power with the rights of Christians. It gave courage to the Huguenots; it shaped the theology of the Palatinate; it prepared the Dutch for the heroic defense of their national rights; it has controlled Scotland to the present hour; it formed the Puritanism of England; it has been the basis of the New England character; and everywhere it has led the way in practical reforms. His theology assumed different types in the various countries into which it penetrated, while retaining its fundamental traits." --Henry Boynton Smith, 'Calvin' in Appleton's American Encyclopedia, New York, 1858.
William Cunningham, one of the most competent historians of the last century says, "The Institutio of Calvin is the most important work in the history of theological science." The Reformers and the Theology of the Reformation, 1866, p.295.
"The Institutes is addressed to the general reading public. If it is not the first work of its kind in the Renaissance, it is the most distinguished. It presents a profound subject matter in a style any intelligent man can comprehend." Q. Breen, "John Calvin and the Rhetorical Tradition." Presidential address, delivered before the American Society of Church History in 1956.
| Speakers | |
Dr. Carl R. Trueman Dr. Sean Michael Lucas |
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| Schedule | |
| Friday, April 17th, 2009 | |
| 2:30 PM | Registration Opens |
| 3:30 PM | Opening Sessions: Dr. Lucas: Grace-Centered Leadership |
| 5:00 PM | Diner at Local Restaurants (Registrar will have a recommended list) |
| 6:30 PM | Registration Opens |
| 7:30 PM | Opening Sessions: Dr. Trueman: Calvin as Reformer Dr. Lucas: Calvin’s Rhetoric of Piety |
| Saturday, April 18th, 2009 | |
| 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Morning Sessions: Dr. Trueman: Calvin as Theologian Dr. Lucas: Calvin’s Doctrine of Creation |
| 11:30 PM | Lunch at local restaurants |
| 1:00 PM | Afternoon Sessions: Q&A Session Dr. Lucas: Calvin on the Means of Grace Dr. Trueman: Calvin and Calvinism. |