Description
A summary of the Christian faith covering 43 topics by the 16th century French Reformer Guillaume Farel. This edition modernizes the French found in the 1867 edition (itself based on the 1534 edition) while aiming to preserve Farel’s distinctive voice. Farel’s passion comes through this text, often hinting at the real life and death struggle that he and his compatriots were engaged in as they sought to preach the Gospel in exile in Switzerland.
Some subjects of general interest treated in “Le sommaire” include the doctrines of God and humanity, how to educate children, and how to prepare for death. The entire work is suffused with the Reformation interest in topics like faith, grace, Scripture, tradition, the Church, the mass, and the sacraments.
