John Calvin was a French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He developed a Christian theology known as Calvinism, emphasizing predestination and absolute sovereignty of God in salvation of human soul from death and eternal damnation.
Think of John Calvin like a head coach who develops a new strategy for playing football. This strategy (like Calvin's theology) changes how players approach the game and even influences other coaches to adopt similar strategies.
Calvinism: A major branch of Protestantism that follows theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Calvin.
Predestination: In theology, it's the doctrine that all events have been willed by God usually with reference to eventual fate of individual soul.
Geneva: The city where John Calvin led Protestant ministry. It became a center for Protestant reformation under his leadership.
Acknowledging its audience and historical situation, what was a critical consequence of John Calvin’s “Institutes of the Christian Religion”?
Which sect did John Calvin lead during the continuation of the Protestant Reformation?
What dominant theology emerged from John Calvin's teachings?
What major doctrine did both Martin Luther and John Calvin agree upon?
Of what significance is John Calvin's "Institutes of Christian Religion" in understanding his theological views?
What if John Calvin had not established a theological base in Geneva?
Which key difference separated Martin Luther's religious reforms from those championed by John Calvin in the 16th century?
What movement did John Calvin lead during the Protestant Reformation?
What important religious doctrine did John Calvin introduce during this transformative period?
What was John Calvin’s main intention when he published Institutes of Christian Religion amidst religious changes in Europe?
Which was one significant impact 'The Institutes' by John Calvin had on age reformation?
Which year saw John Calvin publish 'Institutes of Christian Religion', a significant document for Calvinism?
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