TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND THANKS
INTRODUCTION
The Nature of the Church
Calvin’s Teaching on the Church
An Outline of Pastoral Ministry and Worship
PART ONE: THE STRUCTURES: TIME, SPACE, AND PEOPLE
Chapter One: Places and Times of Worship
The Places of Worship
Places of Worship 1536-1541
Places of Worship 1541-1564
Times of Worship
Times of Worship 1536-1541
Scholars’ Debates on Schedules of Preaching, 1541-1549/51
Examining the Text of the 1541 Ecclesiastical Ordinances
The Practice of the 1541 Ecclesiastical Ordinances
Conclusion
Chapter Two: Preachers and People in Church
The Preachers of Geneva
Historical Context: Continuities and Discontinuities in Definitions
Developing Terminology and an Identity for Ministers in Protestant Geneva
Qualifications of Genevan Pastors and the Development of a Company of Pastors
Ministers’ Rotations: Collegial Preaching Patterns
The Historical Development of Ministerial Rotations
The Rotation System in Practice: The Example of St. Gervais, 1550-1564
The Practice of Ministerial Rotations in the Parishes of St. Pierre and La Magdeleine, 1550-1564
Adjustments to the Rotation System
The People in the Pews
PART TWO: WORSHIP SERVICES, SACRAMENTS, AND OTHER LITURGIES
IN TIME AND SPACE
Chapter Three: Worship Centered on the Lord’s Day
Calvin, “Holy” Time, and the Practice of Worship
Calvin’s First Exposition of the Sabbath/ Fourth Commandment
Development in the Institutes of the Christian Religion
Preaching on the Commandment: The Holy and Daily Work
Biblical Authority and Adiaphora in Reformed Worship
Biblical Authority for the Elements of Worship
Biblical Authority for Ministers in Worship
The Worship Books of Geneva
The Liturgies of Geneva
Psalms and Singing in Genevan Worship
Catechisms and Catechesis
The Lord’s Day in Geneva
Sunday Morning Worship in Calvin’s Geneva
Sunday Afternoon Worship in Geneva
Calvin’s Teaching on the Lord’s Supper in Historical Context
The Historical Situation Sketched as a Paradigm
A Summary of Calvin’s Teaching
The Practical Implementation of the Lord’s Supper in Geneva
Implementing the Reformed Lord’s Supper
Geneva’s “Sacramental Seasons”
Chapter Four: Weekday Worship and the Day of Prayer
The Ordinary Weekday Liturgy
Weekday Services 270
Reciting the Lord’s Prayer in Worship
The Traditional “Four Feasts,” Passion Sermons, and Weekday “Holy Days” in Geneva
Calvin’s Reflections and Advice on the Christological “Holy Days
(Re)Shaping the Liturgical Calendar in Geneva
The Day of Prayer
Historical Context
Calvin’s Teaching on the Day of Prayer
A Distinctive and Influential Liturgy
Chapter Five: The Public Rhythms of Personal Religious Life: Baptism and Marriage Marriage 354
The Historical Context and Historiographical Comments
An Overview of Calvin’s Teaching on Marriage: Part I: The Institutes and Liturgy
An Overview of Calvin’s Teaching on Marriage: Part II: Exegesis
The Practice of Marriage in Geneva
Baptism
The Historical and Historiographical Context
Calvin’s Teaching
The Practice of Baptism in Geneva
Pastors and Coordinating the Rhythms of Marriage and Baptism in the Church
PART THREE: PREACHING IN GENEVA AND CALVIN’S SERMONS
Chapter Six: Calvin the Preacher of Geneva
Sketching the Historical Context of Preaching
Preaching and Sermons in the Late Middle Ages
Protestant Preaching and Sermons
Preaching in Calvin’s Geneva
A Short Historiographical Overview of Calvin’s Preaching
Calvin the Preacher of Geneva
Calvin in the Pulpits of Geneva
Calvin’s Recorded Sermons
A Hypothetical Reconstruction of Calvin’s Early Preaching (1536-1548/9)
Calvin Teaches Catechism
Calvin’s Sermons: How and When
The Recording (Preservation?!) of Calvin’s Sermons
Calvin’s Extempore Prayers and Dating the Sermons
Calvin’s Sermons and His Audiences
Calvin’s View of and Accommodation to the People in the Pew
Objections to Calvin’s Preaching
Publishing Calvin’s Sermons
PART FOUR: WORSHIP AND PASTORAL CARE IN DAILY LIFE
Chapter Seven: Worship in Private Spaces and the Daily Round for People and Pastors
Household Worship and “Private” Prayer
A Word about the Tradition and Protestant Changes
Calvin’s Teaching on Prayer in the Home
Household Prayer in Calvin’s Geneva
People and Pastors Facing Sickness and Death
The Tradition and Protestant Changes
Pastoral Care in Sickness and Death in Geneva
Burial and Life Everlasting
A Month in the Life of Calvin the Pastor of Geneva
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Passion Week
The Next Months
CONCLUSION: REFLECTIONS ON PASTORAL MINISTRY AND WORSHIP
IN CALVIN’S THEOLOGY AND PRACTICE
Where, What, When, and Who
The Rhythm of Religious Time
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
Part One: Baptisms and Marriages
Part Two: Calvin’s Sermons
Part Three: Some Prayer Texts
INDICES
Index of Proper Names
Index of Biblical Texts
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
