“A fairly objective account from a sympathetic point of view.”

+Cath. World. 85: 250. My. ’07. 70w.

“With a difficult subject, Professor Walker has taken particular pains to be impartial and just, both to his hero’s greatness and his failings, and he has succeeded well.”

+Ind. 62: 1154. My. 16, ’07. 100w.

“For its scope and purpose Prof. Williston Walker’s biography of ‘John Calvin’ is a model.”

+ +Ind. 63: 1236. N. 21, ’07. 30w.

“The picture which emerges from the pages of Professor Walker is luminous.”

+ +Nation. 84: 15. Ja. 3, ’07. 1690w.

“His book is admirable in every way.”

+ +Spec. 97: 990. D. 15, ’06. 230w.