John Calvin was a leader of the European Reformation of the sixteenth century and the influence of his thought remains crucial in our world. This collection explores the origins of Calvin's thought and the theological, historical, and cultural circumstances in which they have evolved from Geneva to our times. The various essays in this handbook succeed in contributing to scholarship on Calvin and Calvinism by giving the reader a penetrating glimpse into the complexities of Calvin's thought as well as showing how his thought was received and even transformed by future generations. Overall, the essays contained therein are of an excellent quality and, given the breadth of topics covered (for example, historical theology, global and contemporary Christianity), there is almost something for everyone.