James Miller. Contributor to Calvin Studies VIII on Calvin's understanding of worship.
Ross J. Miller examines psalm-singing in Calvin's Genevan liturgy, arguing that the Reformer included vernacular psalmody both because he believed it was the practice of the apostolic church and because he saw it as a powerful external means by which the Holy Spirit sanctifies believers.
Ross J. Miller defends Calvin's austere reliance on unaccompanied congregational psalm-singing in the Genevan liturgy, arguing against the caricature drawn by Douen and others that this restraint flowed not from a dour spirit but from Calvin's settled conviction that vernacular psalmody served as a means of grace.
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