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This 5 page paper delves into the Protestant Reformation and explains the Calvinist perspective. Then, with assumptions made by Calvin, discusses the contradiction of the co-existence of freedom and destiny. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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1500, one church united all of Europe and within fifty years time, that was no longer the case; in fact, the events which happened to change the religious landscape may
be thought of as the end of the Middle Ages (Roberts 293). This new Europe, which resulted from a great deal of upheaval would later be known as the Protestant
Reformation (293). The trouble started with Martin Luther. Luther, a German monk, decided to protest against several practices in the church (293). Another interesting aspect is that although Luther
started it all, due to the philosophy inherent in Protestantism, people began to think differently. Not all agreed with Luther, even though they agreed with the premise that Catholicism was
not correct. Therefore, other groups sprang up. Calvinism came about in the 1530s (Roberts 293). Calvinism was a religion which spread rapidly in the middle classes of Europe in particular;
people in the cites as well as smaller landowners were attracted to the sect (Scott as cited in Belitto 274) . They believed that their hard work was a part
of Gods grand plan and so the embraced this leaders concepts (274). His teachings appealed to many who were of the working classes and objected to their ragged conditions (274).
In some way, Calvinism gave them comfort. They were living a certain way, but it was Gods influence so it was okay. In many ways, they were using religion to
rationalize their state of affairs. Although John Calvin attracted the lower and middle classes, this was not his sole following. In studying Calvinism it is important to examine the
concepts he promoted. Calvinism is twofold; it has a doctrinal part as well as a cultural aspect and the former emphasizes the sovereignty of God (Honderich 115). The former also
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