HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Henry VIII
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Martin Luther
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John Calvin
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Pope Clement VII
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Detailed explanation-1: -John Calvin ( July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism. In Geneva, he replaced Papal authority with church authority under a new scheme.
Detailed explanation-2: -John Calvin is known for his influential Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536), which was the first systematic theological treatise of the reform movement. He stressed the doctrine of predestination, and his interpretations of Christian teachings, known as Calvinism, are characteristic of Reformed churches.
Detailed explanation-3: -Geneva Catechism, also called Catechism of the Church of Geneva, doctrinal confession prepared by John Calvin in 1542 to instruct children in Reformed theology. Recognizing that his first catechism (1537) was too difficult for children, Calvin rewrote it.