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This 3 page essay summarizes and comments on chapter 7 of The Story of Christianity, Volume II: The Reformation to the Present Day by Justo Gonzalez. No additional sources are cited.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, Vol.
II, Chapter 7 Research Compiled By - March, 2012 properly! Chapter 7:
John Calvin Gonzalez begins this chapter by identifying John Calvin, a theologian of the second generation after Luther, as the most significant sixteenth century influence in systemizing Protestant theology, as
he bound the various aspects of theology into a cohesive whole.1 Calvins Early Career This section gives an overview of Calvins biography, indicating his background. He became familiar with humanism
as a student in Paris, which is also where he first encountered the "doctrine of Wycliffe, Huss and Luther," but Calvin commented of this era in his life saying that
he was "stubbornly tied to superstitions of the papacy."2 Following his fathers wishes, he also studied law after receiving a Master of Arts in theology. The Institutes Unlike Luther,
Calvin related little information concerning his state of mind; therefore, it is uncertain of precisely when his break with Rome took place.3 It is known that in 1534, he gave
the ecclesiastical posts that his father had secured for him. In October of that year, Francis I changed his policy of tolerance towards Protestants and in January of 1534, Calvin
was in exile in Switzerland in the Protestant city of Basel.4 During this time, Calvin embarked on a writing project designed to provide a "short summery of the Christian faith
from a Protestant viewpoint," which he referred to as the "Institutes of the Christian Religion."5 The book was an immediate success, and Calvin added to the text in subsequent editions.
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