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| - | [[Image:Gheerhaets Allegory iconoclasm.jpg|thumb|''The image breakers'', c.[[1566]] –[[1568]] The etching is also known as ''Allegory of Iconoclasm''. Although not particularly sympathetic to the [[Calvinist]] [[image breaker]]s, it is mainly critical of the [[Church]]. Thus the etching might have been the main reason why Gheeraerts had to flee to England in 1568. (British Museum, Dept. of Print and Drawings, 1933.1.1..3)]] | + | [[Image:Gheerhaets Allegory iconoclasm.jpg|200px|thumb|''The image breakers'', c.[[1566]] –[[1568]] by [[Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder]] The etching is also known as ''Allegory of Iconoclasm''. Although not particularly sympathetic to the [[Calvinist]] [[image breaker]]s, it is mainly critical of the [[Church]]. Thus the etching might have been the main reason why Gheeraerts had to flee to England in 1568. (British Museum, Dept. of Print and Drawings, 1933.1.1..3)]] |
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| - | '''Calvinism''' is a [[theology|theological]] system and an approach to the Christian life that emphasizes God's sovereignty in all things. Named after [[John Calvin]], it falls within the realm of [[Protestantism|Protestant Christianity]]. Calvinism was the belief of the [[Huguenots]], and found [[congenial]] [[soil]] in Scotland. See also [[elective affinity]], [[Protestant work ethic]].{{GFDL}} | + | '''Calvinism''' is a [[theology|theological]] system and an approach to the Christian life that emphasizes God's sovereignty in all things. Named after [[John Calvin]], it falls within the realm of [[Protestantism|Protestant Christianity]]. Calvinism was the belief of the [[Huguenots]], and found [[congenial]] [[soil]] in Scotland. See also [[Protestant work ethic]]. |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[List of Calvinist educational institutions]] | ||
| + | *[[Synod of Jerusalem (1672)]] | ||
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| + | ===History=== | ||
| + | *[[Crypto-Calvinism]]: German [[Protestants]] accused of Calvinist leanings within the [[Lutheran]] church in the late 16th century | ||
| + | *[[Jansenism]]: a radical Augustinian group within the Catholic Church with doctrinal distinctives very similar to Calvinism | ||
| + | *[[Welsh Methodist revival]], [[1904-1905 Welsh Revival]] | ||
| + | *[[Max Weber]], ''[[The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism]]'' | ||
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| + | ===Doctrine=== | ||
| + | *[[Common grace]] and [[free offer of the Gospel]] | ||
| + | *[[Monergism]], as opposed to [[synergism]] | ||
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| + | ===People groups=== | ||
| + | *[[Puritan]]s: Calvinists in England. | ||
| + | *[[Pilgrims]]: Puritan separatists who left Europe for America in search of [[freedom of religion]]. | ||
| + | *[[Huguenot]]s: followers of Calvinism in France, the 16th and 17th century. | ||
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| + | *[[Boer Calvinism|Boer Calvinists]]: [[Boere-Afrikaner]]s that hold to Reformed Theology. | ||
| + | *[[Reformed churches]]: denominations that have historically adhered to Calvinist doctrine. | ||
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Calvinism is a theological system and an approach to the Christian life that emphasizes God's sovereignty in all things. Named after John Calvin, it falls within the realm of Protestant Christianity. Calvinism was the belief of the Huguenots, and found congenial soil in Scotland. See also Protestant work ethic.
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See also
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History
- Crypto-Calvinism: German Protestants accused of Calvinist leanings within the Lutheran church in the late 16th century
- Jansenism: a radical Augustinian group within the Catholic Church with doctrinal distinctives very similar to Calvinism
- Welsh Methodist revival, 1904-1905 Welsh Revival
- Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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Doctrine
- Common grace and free offer of the Gospel
- Monergism, as opposed to synergism
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People groups
- Puritans: Calvinists in England.
- Pilgrims: Puritan separatists who left Europe for America in search of freedom of religion.
- Huguenots: followers of Calvinism in France, the 16th and 17th century.
- Boer Calvinists: Boere-Afrikaners that hold to Reformed Theology.
- Reformed churches: denominations that have historically adhered to Calvinist doctrine.
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