CALVINISM

JOHN CALVIN

• Born in 1509 in France
• Law student
• 1536 published Institutes of Christian Religion
• Lived in Geneva, soon ruled there
• poltical and spiritual leader

JOHN CALVIN CONT.

• Known for intellectual, non emotional belief
• Ruled Geneva strictly
• Created a "perfect utopia" for Calvinism
• Died in 1564

HISTORY OF CALVINISM

• John Calvin started the church in Geneva
• Theocracy under Calvin, the people lived a strict life
• Code effectively controlled people's lives
• This lasted for about 5 years under strict rule

HISTORY CONT.

• Huguenot ministers spread the word in Europe
• France, England, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland,
• English Purtians brought the faith to America
• Presbyterianism is how the faith is known today

SACRED SCRIPTURE AND SACRED STORIES

• The Bible
• They interpret it more literally

BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

• 5 points of Calvinism
• Main difference is predestination

TULIP

• T: Total Depravity
• U: Unconditional Elections
• L: Limited Atonement
• I: Irresitable Grace
• P: Preserverance of Saints

RECOGNIZED SACRAMENTS

• Baptism
• Communion (The Lord's Supper)
• Recognize Catholic sacraments
• See them as rites of passge, not holy
• Do not believe in transubstantiation

SACRED TIMES: LITURGICAL CALENDAR

• Based on events of Jesus' life and Early Church
• Easter: first sunday after full moon after spring equinox
• Christmas is set on December 25th
• Other days follow the set days

HOLY TIMES

• Advent and Christmas, Christmastide
• Lent and Easter, Eastertide
• Pentecost
• Trinity Sunday, New Year's, Chrisitan Unity Day
• World Communion Day, Reformation Sunday

SACRED PLACES/SPACES

• The church, similar to Catholics
• Simple in design, disregard addition of art
• Secular like design: pulpit, screen for presentations
• No tabernacle for the bread

Essay: What is the doctrine of predestination? Why is it controversial?

What is the main book that Calvinists base their beliefs off of?
a. Bible
b. Torah
C. Institutes of Christian Religion

John Calvin started the religion in this place in Europe: __________

Calvinists believe in transubstantiation. True or False

Calvinists are called _____ in the United States.