Calvin College will celebrate a milestone birthday in honor of its namesake, John Calvin, this week. The 16th-century Protestant Reformer was born on July 10, 1509, making this year his 500th. The ...

Why the 500-year-old Reformer retains an enthusiastic following today. Few figures in Christian history have been esteemed so highly or despised so meanly as the shy French lawyer born 500 years ago ...

John Calvin’s death occurred on May 27, 1564, toward eight o’clock in the evening. For him this was a welcome relief from the host of ailments that had burdened him for some time: asthma, gout, ulcer, ...