Includes bibliographical references and index.

Calvin and his age -- The character and significance of John Calvin's teaching on social and economic issues / Elsie A. McKee -- Calvin and church discipline / Robert M. Kingdon -- Calvin's view of property : a duty rather than a right / Francois Dermange -- Calvin and the environment: Calvin's views examined through the prism of present-day concerns, and especially of sustainable development / Edward Dommen -- A general overview of the reception of Calvin's social and economic thought / Eberhard Busch -- Calvin's global influence -- Abraham Kuyper's calvinism : society, economics, and empire in the late nineteenth century / James D. Bratt -- Calvin and reformed social thought in Latin America / Eduardo Galasso Faria -- The social and economic impact of John Calvin on the Korean Church and society / Seong-won Park -- Calvin, calvinism, and capitalism : the challenges of new interest in Asia / Christoph Stuckelberger -- Challenges in translating John Calvin : texts and context -- Translating Calvin into English / Edward Dommen -- Translating Calvin into German / Peter Opitz.