It’s John Calvin’s 500th birthday. Happy birthday! FYI: Calvin was a 16th Century reformer and French theologian who was instrumental in shaping what’s called the Reformed Tradition and/or Reformation Theology. His name is also applied to the different branches of theology that have sprouted out of the reformation (see Puritanism, for example).
The folk over at Homebrewed Christianity have published a podcast titled Happy 500th Birthday to John Calvin with Paul Capetz: Homebrewed Christianity 56 in celebration of Calvin’s birthday.
This week, (I know … we always say this) is a very special Homebrewed Christianity Podcast. It’s one of those moments where we visit that rummage sale that happens every 500 years and find some pearls of great price. It’s John Calvin’s 500th birthday. In this episode, Tripp interviews Paul Capetz, a progressive reformed theologian at United Seminary. Paul reflects on how Calvin has inspired him – while rejecting Calvinism as a label.
The Homebrewed podcast is as entertaining as it is informative. Give it a listen and let the guys know what you think! Me? I’m going to go eat some cake!
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