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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