<i>Institutio Christianae religionis</i> (Institutes of Christian religion). Geneva: Robert Estienne, 1559. "This is the definitive and fourth edition of Calvin's compendium of reformed theology; the first edition was published in 1536. Calvin wrote the <i>Institutes</i> as an introductory textbook on the Protestant religion, revising the work several times over his lifetime."
John Calvin (1509-1564)
1559
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