Saturday, July 12, 2008

Reading Schedule for Calvin's Institutes

We have decided to read about 30 pages per week. The admitted brevity has several reasons. First, both Dad and I admit to having rather short attention spans when it comes to non-fiction, especially that which requires a lot of concentration. Second, recognizing the importance of Calvin's Institutes, we want to make sure we don't breeze through any portion of it; but, rather, we want to understand and absorb as much as possible. Finally, we want to enjoy this exercise and keep it from being burdensome and taxing on our time schedules.

So here is a tentative schedule for reading:
  • Week 1 (by 7/14): Dedication to Francis, "King of the French" and General Syllabus
  • Week 2 (by 7/21, and so on): Book 1, Chapters 1-5
  • Week 3: Book 1, Chapters 6-10
  • Week 4: Book 1, Chapters 11-12
  • Week 5: Book 1, Chapter 13
  • Week 6: Book 1, Chapter 14
  • Week 7: Book 1, Chapters 15-16
  • Week 8: Book 1, Chapters 17-18
  • Week 9: Book 2, Chapters 1-2
  • Week 10: Book 2, Chapters 3-4
  • Week 11: Book 2, Chapters 5-6
  • Week 12: Book 2, Chapter 7
  • Week 13: Book 2, Chapter 8
  • Week 14: Book 2, Chapters 9-10
  • Week 15: Book 2, Chapters 11-12
  • Week 16: Book 2, Chapters 13-15
  • Week 17: Book 2, Chapters 16-17
  • Week 18: Book 3, Chapters 1-2
  • Week 19: Book 3, Chapter 3
  • Week 20: Book 3, Chapter 4
  • Week 21: Book 3, Chapters 5-7
  • Week 22: Book 3, Chapters 8-10
  • Week 23: Book 3, Chapter 11
  • Week 24: Book 3, Chapters 12-14
  • Week 25: Book 3, Chapters 15-17
  • Week 26: Book 3, Chapters 18-19
  • Week 27: Book 3, Chapter 20
  • Week 28: Book 3, Chapters 21-22
  • Week 29: Book 3, Chapters 23-25
  • Week 30: Book 4, Chapter 1
  • Week 31: Book 4, Chapters 2-3
  • Week 32: Book 4, Chapters 4-5
  • Week 33: Book 4, Chapters 6-7
  • Week 34: Book 4, Chapters 8-9
  • Week 35: Book 4, Chapter 10
  • Week 36: Book 4, Chapters 11-12
  • Week 37: Book 4, Chapters 13-14
  • Week 38: Book 4, Chapters 15-16
  • Week 39: Book 4, Chapter 17
  • Week 40: Book 4, Chapters 18-19
  • Week 41: Book 4, Chapter 20

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