The Betrayal: A Novel on John Calvin

Book Description:

Set amidst the backdrop of the scholarship and humanism of renaissance France, and its love of luxury, power, and decadence, this fast-paced biographical novel on John Calvin is told from the perspective of a rival whose envy escalates to violent intrigue and shameless betrayal. 

THE BETRAYAL is the tale of the private war of one man who was determined to sell all for a convoluted allegiance to the King of France and the jealous Doctors of the Sorbonne, even if it cost him his own soul. Get set for royal intrigue, desperate escapes, violent martyrdom, hazard-all romance and loss, high-risk debate, and sword-point confession in this tale, one that is at last a story of how God uses the humility and unflinching faithfulness of one man to break down the barrenness and bitterness of another—all accomplished by grace alone.

Author:

Douglas Bond, award-winning author of more than thirty-five books, father of six--is Director for the Oxford Creative Writing Master Class, two-time Grace Award book finalist, editor for writers and publishers, author of New Reformation Hymns, frequent speaker at conferences and churches, including minstry in the UK, the Continent, Australia, Uganda, the Kingdom of Tonga, Peru; award-winning teacher, and leader of Church history tours in Europe.

Endorsements:

"An exciting read, almost effortlessly and implicitly undoing caricatures about Calvin along the way--Calvin and his times brought to life in a page-turner!"
--Joel Beeke, president, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary

 “If you enjoy reading the fictional works of C. S. Lewis, you will love this book.”
--Burk Parsons, editor Tabletalk magazine 

Additional Information:

Cover: Softcover
Number of Pages: 382
Publisher: Scriptorium Press
Publication Date: 2024