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John Calvin's Institutes in a Year

John Calvin's Institutes in a Year

著者： Christopher Michael Patton
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Ever stared at John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion on your shelf and thought, “One day I’ll finally read that… but where would I even start?”

This podcast is for that moment.

Calvin’s Institutes in a Year is a guided, day-by-day journey through one of the most influential works in Christian theology. Together, we read through the entire Institutes over the course of a full year—one manageable section at a time—so that a book many admire from a distance finally becomes something you actually finish.

Each daily episode is short, focused, and intentional. We keep the pace steady, the sections approachable, and the explanations clear, helping you follow Calvin’s arguments without feeling buried under the weight of a theological classic. No rushing. No intimidation. Just faithful reading, thoughtful reflection, and steady progress.

This is not a lecture series and it’s not a shortcut. It’s a companion for the long walk—designed for pastors, students, Reformed readers, and anyone who wants to understand historic Christian doctrine at a deeper level by actually reading the text.

If you want more than just listening, you’re invited to read along with us at ThroughTheChurchFathers.com where you’ll find the full reading schedule, written texts, and the ability to comment and discuss alongside others making the same journey.

If the Institutes has always felt important but unreachable, this is your invitation to finally open it—one day at a time.

We begin January 1, 2026

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  • Calvin's Institutes: August 12

    Calvin's Institutes: August 12
    2026/08/12

    Today’s Readings Podcast Description

    How did the claim of Roman primacy first arise? In the opening of Chapter 7, Calvin traces its beginnings to the Council of Nice, which gave the Bishop of Rome a place of honour among the patriarchs but not supremacy over them. He shows that in later councils the Roman legates often sat in inferior places, that the first seat at Chalcedon was granted only as a temporary and special concession, and that the ancient Fathers never bestowed the title of primate or universal bishop. Gregory himself, when the Bishop of Constantinople claimed the title of universal bishop, denounced it as profane, blasphemous, and a forerunner of Antichrist—while refusing to claim it for himself.

    Readings:

    John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 4, Chapter 7, Sections 1–4

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    11 分
  • Calvin's Institutes: August 17

    Calvin's Institutes: August 17
    2026/08/17

    Today’s Readings Podcast Description

    Is it slander to call the Roman Pontiff Antichrist, or is it simply to speak with the apostle Paul? In these final sections of the chapter, Calvin argues that Paul’s description of the man of sin who sits in the temple of God, robbing God of his honour and using the name of Christ as a mask, can only be understood of the Papacy. The honour of the ancient Roman See cannot survive when the church itself has been destroyed and the office of bishop no longer exists. Modern pontiffs have been openly irreligious; one of them, John XXII, publicly taught that the soul is mortal until the resurrection. Neither the place once occupied by Peter nor the empty titles of cardinals can make a devil the vicar of Christ. Rome was once the first of churches; she no longer deserves to be counted among her least members.

    ### Today’s Readings:

    John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 4, Chapter 7, Sections 25–30

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    13 分
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