Jean calvin l'exilè: une théologie de l'exil dans l'Oeuvre du Réformateur

pp: 27 DOI: 10.7376/70338

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In August 1561
in the first words of his dedication to the lessons on Daniel
Calvin reminds that he left France
his country
™
espace de vingt et six ans entiersÂ»). The article of Max Engammare analyses the mentions of France
his native land
in John Calvinâ€
™
s written works (treaties and commentaries in particular) and sermons
as all over during his adulthood the reformer lived and saw himself as a French refugee. We discover a Calvin sympathizing with France
but sometimes giving way to a certain nostalgia for the abandoned homeland. From these observations the author deduces a refugeesâ€
™
theology
better a â€
œ
theology of the exileâ€
the main figure of which is Abraham
who left his native land to obey to Godâ€
™
s appeal