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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Series Introduction
Suggestions for Complementary Reading
Acknowledgments
Part One: Locating the Worshiping Community
The Context of the Worshiping Community: Sixteenth-Century Geneva
Timeline
Liturgical Landscape
Geographical Landscape
Cautions for Studying Geneva’s Worship History
Significant Themes and Practices to Observe
Part Two: Exploring the Worshiping Community
Describing the Community’s Worship: John Calvin’s Geneva, 1541-1564
Documenting the Community’s Worship
People and Artifacts
John Calvin in His Study
Seventeenth-Century Pewter Communion Ewer
Return of a Baptismal Party
Worship Setting and Space
Geneva in 1548
A Map of Geneva and Its Surroundings
Saint Pierre Cathedral and Geneva
A River-side View of Geneva in 1548
A Street Map of Geneva’s Old City
A Seventeenth-Century Engraving of Saint Pierre
The Exterior of Saint Pierre Cathedral
The Interior of Saint Pierre Cathedral
The Interior of Saint Gervais Church before the 1903 Restoration
Paradis Church
Iconoclasm in Zurich
The Tables of the Law
Descriptions of Worship
Calvin Addresses Questions about the Lord’s Supper (1561)
Calvin’s Letters on Pastoral Leadership (1542)
Calvin Compares Catholic and Protestant Worship (1542)
Calvin Encourages Those Struggling over Differing Worship Practices (1554)
Calvin Writes about the Importance of Communal Worship (1554)
Calvin Writes about Baptism (1554)
Calvin Responds to an Attack on Images (1561)
Reactions to a Sermon Preached in Geneva by Guillaume Farel in 1553
A Catholic Perspective on Reformed Worship Practices (1556)
A Description of Household Worship Practices (1592)
Managing a Country Parish: A Country Pastor’s Advice to His Successor (1567)
Orders of Service and Texts
The Form of Prayers and Church Singing (1542)
The Form for Administering Baptism (1542)
The Manner of Celebrating Holy Matrimony (1545)
Prayers from the 1542 Genevan Catechism
The Title Page of La Forme des Prieres et Chantz Ecclesiastiques (1542)
Genevan Psalm VIII from La Forme des Prieres (1542)
The Song of Simeon and the Lord’s Prayer from La Forme des Prieres (1542)
The First Page of the Psalter at the Back of the 1567 Genevan Bible
Prayers and Creeds from the 1567 Bible Psalter
A Chart from the Psalter in the 1567 Genevan Bible
Sermons
Calvin’s Sermon on the True Worship of God (1562)
Theology of Worship Documents
Calvin’s Teaching on Baptism (1561)
Calvin’s Teaching on Public Prayer (1560)
Calvin’s Commentary on Psalm 9 and Psalm 50 (1557)
Calvin’s Commentary on John 4 (1553)
Calvin’s Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11 (1546)
Calvin’s Commentary on Hebrews 13 (1549)
Calvin’s Response to Arguments in Favor of the Worship of Images (1562?)
Calvin’s Foreword to the Psalter (1545)
Polity Documents
Genevan Ecclesiastical Ordinances (1541)
Genevan Consistory Records
Genevan Council Minutes and Public Announcements
Extract of the Ordinance Established by the Small Council Regarding the Selection of Baptismal Names (1546)
Ordinances for the Supervision of Churches in the Country (1547)
Statutes of the Genevan Academy (1559)
Part Three: Assisting the Investigation
Why Study Geneva’s Worship? Suggestions for Devotional Use
Why Study Geneva’s Worship? Discussion Questions for Small Groups
Why Study Geneva’s Worship? A Guide for Different Disciplines and Areas of Interest
Glossary of Names
Glossary of Terms
Suggestions for Further Study
Works Cited
Index
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