1. The Reformation Part II The rise of Calvinism

2. The objectives: Know the main beliefs of John Calvin Know the names of Calvinism in other countries. Identify the traits of Calvinists

3. The most successful of the Protestant Religions was Calvinism

4. Who was John Calvin? He was a Frenchman He was trained as a priest and a lawyer Calvin fled France when his brother was executed

5. Like Luther, Calvin wrote a great deal His Institutes of the Christian Religion addressed the entire world

6. Calvinism was not tied to the state as Lutheranism was

7. What were the tenants of Calvinism? Calvin believed the Lords supper Sacrament was symbolic Catholics believed that the wine and water changed into the blood and body of Christ

8. Calvinists believed in pre- destination

9. Calvinists behaved as if they were pre-destined

10. In England, Calvinists were Puritans

11. In France they were Huguenots

12. In Scotland they were Presbyterians

13. Calvinists believed they were less subject to state authority than Lutherans This significant difference propelled the belief in separation of Church and State

14. Calvinism disapproved of Saints, elaborate churches and anything light and frivolous The elements of Catholicism: Color, incense, saints, images were suppressed

15. Geneva, Switzerland became the center of the Calvinist faith Thousands flocked to Geneva to build a city of Christ Calvinism spread throughout Europe Often, nobles and aristocrats converted, causing friction against the established thrones

18. Calvinists promoted the belief that work was honorable in the eyes of God Hence, the Calvinist, or Puritan work ethic

19. In the Dutch Netherlands, Scotland and early colonial America (New England) forms of Calvinism dominated

20. In England, France and Germany Calvinists countered established authority VS

21. The mix of Lutheranism, Calvinism, and Catholicism will bubble over into the religious wars

22. The objectives you have just learned: Know the main beliefs of John Calvin Know the names of Calvinism in other countries. Identify the traits of Calvinists