John Calvin
Predestination's chief theologian
John Calvin was a sixteenth-century French theologian and Protestant reformer whose teachings shaped Reformed Christianity.
His doctrines—predestination, the sovereignty of God, and scriptural authority—became known as Calvinism.
Calvin established a theocratic government in Geneva that influenced Protestant churches worldwide.
Calvinist, Calvinism, and Calvinistic derive from his name.
Cup-shaped spring flower
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- total depravityHumanity's complete moral corruption
- providenceDivine protective care
- original sinInherited spiritual corruption
justification · sanctification · Eucharist · sacraments · infant baptism · church discipline · catechism · confessions
Religious movement splitting Christianity
- exileBanishment from homeland
- returnGo back again
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- city-stateSelf-governing urban territory
Protestant tradition with elder councils
- PuritanismProtestant reform movement
- HuguenotsFrench Reformed Christians
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- Protestant work ethicBelief that labor demonstrates virtue
capitalism · republicanism · scholasticism · Westminster Confession
Aspiring attorney in training
- conversionAct of changing states
- exileBanishment from homeland
- StrasbourgAlsatian regional capital
- pastorChristian congregation leader
Religious movement splitting Christianity
- Martin LutherProtestant Reformation founder
- ProtestantismReformation-era Christian movement
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
- church reformChanges within religious institutions
TULIP
Cup-shaped spring flower
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- total depravityHumanity's complete moral corruption
- providenceDivine protective care
original sin · justification · sanctification · Eucharist · sacraments · infant baptism · church discipline · catechism · confessions
Reformation
Religious movement splitting Christianity
Presbyterianism
Protestant tradition with elder councils
- PuritanismProtestant reform movement
- HuguenotsFrench Reformed Christians
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
Protestant work ethic · capitalism · republicanism · scholasticism · Westminster Confession
law student
Aspiring attorney in training
- conversionAct of changing states
- exileBanishment from homeland
- StrasbourgAlsatian regional capital
pastor · commentaries · correspondence · illness · second marriage
Protestant Reformation
Religious movement splitting Christianity
- Martin LutherProtestant Reformation founder
- ProtestantismReformation-era Christian movement
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
- Reformation ClergyMartin Luther, Thomas Cranmer, Menno Simons
- CalvinistsPresbyterians, George Whitefield, Synod of Dort
- Religious ReformersGeorge Whitefield, Charles Finney, Martin Luther, William Penn
- Swiss ReformersCalvin
- religious figuresJesus, Buddha, Muhammad, Moses, Abraham
- church historychurch history, apostles, Protestant Reformation, Christian history, baptism
John CalvinCounter-Reformation
Church's internal reform movement
Pope · Thomas More · Council of Trent · Roman Catholicism · papal supremacy
John CalvinVoltaire
French Enlightenment satirist
John Locke · Thomas Jefferson · religious tolerance · separation of church and state · religious liberty