Download The Reformation Part II

The Reformation Part
II
The rise of Calvinism
The objectives:
• Know the main beliefs of John
Calvin
• Know the names of Calvinism in
other countries.
• Identify the “traits” of Calvinists
The most successful of the Protestant
Religions was Calvinism
Who was John Calvin?
• He was a Frenchman
• He was trained as a priest and a lawyer
• Calvin fled France when his brother was executed
Like Luther, Calvin wrote a great deal
• His Institutes of the Christian Religion
addressed the entire world
Calvinism was not tied to the state as
Lutheranism was
What were the tenants of Calvinism?
• Calvin believed
the Lord’s supper
“Sacrament” was
symbolic—
Catholics believed
that the wine and
water changed into
the blood and body
of Christ
Calvinists believed in predestination
Calvinists behaved as if
they were pre-destined
In England,
Calvinists were Puritans
In France they were Huguenots
In Scotland they were Presbyterians
Calvinists believed they were less
subject to state authority than
Lutherans
This significant difference propelled the
belief in separation of Church and State
Calvinism disapproved of Saints,
elaborate churches and anything light
and frivolous
The elements of Catholicism: Color, incense, saints,
images were suppressed
Geneva, Switzerland became the
center of the Calvinist faith
• Thousands flocked to Geneva to build a
city of Christ
• Calvinism spread throughout Europe
• Often, nobles and aristocrats converted,
causing friction against the established
thrones
Calvinists promoted the belief that
work was honorable in the eyes of God
• Hence, the
Calvinist, or
Puritan work
ethic
In the Dutch Netherlands, Scotland and
early colonial America (New England)
forms of Calvinism dominated
In England, France and Germany
Calvinists countered established
authority
VS
The mix of Lutheranism, Calvinism,
and Catholicism will bubble over
into the religious wars
The objectives you have just learned:
• Know the main beliefs of John
Calvin
• Know the names of Calvinism in
other countries.
• Identify the “traits” of Calvinists