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Introduction The Editions of Calvin`s Institutes The Problem of the ordo docendi in Calvin`s Institutes The Controversy in Calvin Research The Structure of this Study Chapter I: The Christianae Religionis Institutio of 1536 Calvin as Student of Luther in the Institutes of 1536 The Introduction The Knowledge of God The Knowledge of Man The Law Faith Prayer The Six Chapters of the Institutes of 1536 The Structure of Calvinian Theology in the Institute of 1536 Chapter II: The Instruction et confession de foy of 1537 Brief Description of the history and the various editions of Calvin`s Genevan Catechism The 1537 Catechism as a link between the Institutes of 1536 and the Institutes of 1539 Scripture and the Experience of Piety Chapter III: The Institutio Christianae religionis of 1539 Discussions of Chapter One: the knowledge of GOd Chapter IV: Calvin`s Institutio in its final form: The Latin edition of 1559 and the French edition of 1560 Calvin`s Work on the definitive new version of his main dogmatic work during the winter of 1558/59 The first phase. The work on the two books, being guided by the thesisof the duality of the knowledge of God Brief Overview of the fourth to the eight step Chapter V: The Tradition of theological dualism and the structure of sacred doctrine The Reformed doctrinal tradition as development of Calvin`s dualism Karl Barth`s Church Dogmatics as a Proposal