THE 450 YEARS OLD PSALMS FROM GENEVA AND THE ATTEMPT TO TRANSLATE THEM INTO ROMANIAN by Csaba PÉTER

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Die ouderling in twee kerkordes in die Dordtse tradisie by P. J. Strauss

“…This is why the elder in the Calvinistic-Dordt tradition is a worthy and winning opponent of the Roman Catholic pope. …”
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Die kerk, maatskappy en vrye verenigings: 'n studie van die kerkorde van die NG Kerk by P. J. Strauss

“…The second one is that the well-known principle used in Neo-Calvinistic thought namely that of “souvereignty in its own sfere” should be used to normalize such relations. …”
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Law, religion and the covenanted community: the impact of the Zurich Reformation on the early Cape settlement, 1652-1708 by A. W. G. Raath

“…It was Huldrych Zwingli and his successor Heinrich Bullinger whose idea of the covenanted community served as the blueprint for the activities of the Sick Comforters, the proceedings of the Council of Justice and the decisions of the Council of Policy, rather than the influence of the Genevan reformer John Calvin. The so-called Calvinistic roots of the early settlement at the Cape, flowing from Calvin’s doctrine of predestination, must therefore, be thoroughly revisited. …”
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On the historical origins of the Heidelberg Catechism by C. Strohm

“… Reflection on the origins of the Heidelberg Catechism reveals it to be a document of understanding between Calvinistic-Reformed, Zwinglian and Lutheran-Philippistic tendencies within  Protestantism. …”
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The Beginning of Liturgical Formation in Romania: The First Liturgical Manual in the Romanian Language by Dumitru A. Vanca

“…Situated at the intersection of cultural and religious currents, Romanian spirituality has often interacted with that of the Ruthenian Slavs, Serbs or Bulgarians, Greeks, Hungarians, Catholics, Lutherans, and Calvinists. For this reason, the first Romanian literary works were translations or adaptations that were always under the influence of or produced in opposition to these cultures and beliefs. …”
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