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Reformation

John Calvin

Reformed1509–1564Reformation

French reformer and theologian whose Institutes of the Christian Religion became the most influential systematic theology of the Protestant Reformation. Calvin's thought shaped Reformed churches, Presbyterian governance, and Western political philosophy.

Key Works

  • Institutes of the Christian Religion
  • Commentaries on Scripture
  • Ecclesiastical Ordinances

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