By Chris Coldwell
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Thus it is that history is falsified and good men slandered
— David Hay Fleming
Introduction
Calvin’s View of Sports and Pastimes on the Lord’s Day
1. The 20th Century – Recent use of the bowling tale
— Christopher Hill and Gary North
— Did Calvin Want to Change the Lord’s Day to Thursday or Friday?
— John T. McNeill
2. The 19th Century – The anecdote appears in literature
— David Hay Fleming
— Isaac Disraeli
— Gilfillan and Cox
3. The 17th Century – Searching for earlier references
— Sabbath Literature and Geography books
— Peter Heylyn and the Practice of Geneva
— Heylyn Answered
— Richard Baxter
— The Practice of Bowling
— John Laud
4. The 16th Century – Alymer bowls and Knox visits Geneva
— John Aylmer
— Knox in Geneva and Calvin’s 34th Deuteronomy Sermon
Conclusion
Bibliography
Postscript