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John Calvin
John Calvin (1509–1564) was a French-born Reformer and theologian who ministered in Geneva, Switzerland. His Institutes of the Christian Religion laid the foundation for Reformed and Presbyterian theology.
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- CalvinismDoctrine & Theology
Calvinism is a theological tradition rooted in the teachings of the Reformer John Calvin. It emphasizes the sovereignty of God in salvation and is commonly summarized by five points drawn from the Canons of Dort, known by the acronym TULIP.
- John KnoxPeople
John Knox (c. 1514–1572) was a Scottish reformer. Drawing on the theology of John Calvin, he led the Scottish Reformation and is regarded as having laid the foundations of the Presbyterian Church.
- Calvin's GenevaHistory
Calvin's Geneva refers to the period of the Reformation in Geneva from 1536 to 1564, during which John Calvin was active in the city. During these years Geneva established a new church order, church discipline, and system of education, and it became a center of Reformed Protestantism.
- Institutes of the Christian ReligionDoctrine & Theology
The Institutes of the Christian Religion is a systematic work of Protestant theology by the Reformer John Calvin. First published in 1536, it was revised several times before the final edition was completed in 1559. It is regarded as a foundational text of Reformed and Presbyterian theology.
- Idelette de BurePeople
Idelette de Bure was a sixteenth-century woman from the Low Countries and the wife of the Reformer John Calvin. After the death of her first husband, an Anabaptist, she married Calvin in Strasbourg in 1540. She died in Geneva in 1549.
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