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'''John Calvin''' (French ''Jean Cauvin'') ( | '''John Calvin''' (French ''Jean Cauvin'') (1509-1564) was a [[France|French]] theologian of the [[Protestant Reformation]] who developed the system of [[Christian theology]] called Calvinism or [[Reformed theology]]. In [[Geneva]], his ministry both attracted other Protestant refugees and over time made that city a major force in the spread of Reformed theology. He is renowned for his teachings and writings, in particular for his ''[[Institutes of the Christian Religion]]''. It is not clear when Calvin converted to Protestantism, though in the preface to his commentary on Psalms, he said: | ||
{{cquote|God by a sudden conversion subdued and brought my mind to a teachable frame.... Having thus received some taste and knowledge of true godliness I was immediately inflamed with so intense a desire to make progress therein, that although I did not altogether leave off [legal] studies, I yet pursued them with less ardor.<ref>John Calvin, [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom08.vi.html ''Commentary on Psalms'' – Volume 1, Author’s Preface]. Christian Classics Ethereal Library, retrieved November 19, 2007.</ref>}} | {{cquote|God by a sudden conversion subdued and brought my mind to a teachable frame.... Having thus received some taste and knowledge of true godliness I was immediately inflamed with so intense a desire to make progress therein, that although I did not altogether leave off [legal] studies, I yet pursued them with less ardor.<ref>John Calvin, [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom08.vi.html ''Commentary on Psalms'' – Volume 1, Author’s Preface]. Christian Classics Ethereal Library, retrieved November 19, 2007.</ref>}} | ||
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John Calvin (French Jean Cauvin) (1509-1564) was a French theologian of the Protestant Reformation who developed the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology. In Geneva, his ministry both attracted other Protestant refugees and over time made that city a major force in the spread of Reformed theology. He is renowned for his teachings and writings, in particular for his Institutes of the Christian Religion. It is not clear when Calvin converted to Protestantism, though in the preface to his commentary on Psalms, he said:
| “ | God by a sudden conversion subdued and brought my mind to a teachable frame.... Having thus received some taste and knowledge of true godliness I was immediately inflamed with so intense a desire to make progress therein, that although I did not altogether leave off [legal] studies, I yet pursued them with less ardor.[1] | ” |
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- ↑ John Calvin, Commentary on Psalms – Volume 1, Author’s Preface. Christian Classics Ethereal Library, retrieved November 19, 2007.