Early French Reform

Jason Zuidema is Lecturer in Theological Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Concordia University, Canada. Theodore Van Raalte is a Ph.D. student at Calvin Theological Seminary, Michigan, USA.

• Part I Guillaume Farel’s Theology and Spirituality; Chapter 1 Guillaume Farel in Early French Reform, JasonZuidema; Chapter 2 Farel’s Summaire, JasonZuidema; Chapter 3 Farel’s Upward Spirituality, Theodore VanRaalte; Chapter 4 Farel’s Upward Spirituality, Theodore VanRaalte; Part II Texts of Guillaume Farel in Translation; Chapter 5 The Lord’s Prayer and the Apostles’ Creed (1524), Theodore VanRaalte; Chapter 6 A Summary and Brief Exposition (1529/34), JasonZuidema; Chapter 7 ‘The Reason for which This Work was Written and Had to be Revised and Why it Was Lengthened’ (appended to 1542 Summaire )’, JasonZuidema; Chapter 8 Liturgical Practices and Forms (1533), Theodore VanRaalte;

'Anyone interested in Reformation history, especially in French-speaking lands, will profit greatly from reading this material, gaining in the process a more balanced understanding of the development of reform in Geneva and appreciating better one of its outstanding exponents.' Reformed Theological Journal 'Thanks to Jason Zuidema and Theodore Van Raalte’s Early French Reform: The Theology and Spirituality of Guillaume Farel ... students and scholars of the French Reformation now have good access to an important figure who was a key member of the early French Reformed milieu.' Journal of Modern History ’... Early French Reform is a welcome addition to the most important trend in Reformed studies in recent decades: the widening of investigations beyond John Calvin himself.’ Catholic Historical Review 'The last decades have witnessed awakened interest in Farel. Early French Reform is a fine example. It portrays Guillaume Farel (1489-1565) and his early work through essays and translations of primary-source texts... more than half of the book contains translations of Farel’s writings, a rich contribution, as these are some of the first widely accessible full-length translations of Farel into English.' Renaissance Quarterly 'Taking care to address the shortcomings they have found in previous translation efforts, Zuidema and Van Ralte have furnished faithful and artful English versions that bring to life an oft-neglected historical voice, making Farel’s theological contribution more widely accessible to scholars and students across disciplines with an interest in the sources and shape of early French Protestantism.' Sixteenth Century Studies '... Zuidema and Van Raalte’s book brings us some of the first full-length translations of Farel’s work in English. The second part of the book, in particular, is a real contribution to research and teaching, but the volume as a whole contributes to a better understanding of the Reformation in French-speaking Switz