0.10- Further Reforms/Reformers (pt.3)

As other reformers challenged Church authority during Luther’s revolt, who was the most important?

John Calvin

What did John Calvin do?

set forth religious beliefs in his book: Institutes of Christian Religion

What were Calvin’s ideas/beliefs?

similar to Luther’s with some of his own; salvation gained through faith, Bible only source of religious truth, predestination

What was predestination?

God alone had long determined who would achieve eternal life and who wouldn’t, world divided into 2 types of ppl: saints and sinners

Calvinists tried to live in what way and why?

like saints, believed that only those saved could truly lives Christian lives

Protestants in the city-state of Geneva asked Calvin to do what?

lead their community

The city of Geneva/Protestants set up what?

Geneva Convention: how to kill ppl in war

Calvin set up what while keeping his teachings? describe it.

Theocracy; government run by church leaders and was strict where citizens would be punished/fined for offense, fighting, swearing, laughing in church, dancing, staying past curfew

What happened as a result of the reforms/challenges presented to the Roman Catholic Church?

embroiled Europe in religious turmoil