Portraits of Calvin
Very few portraits were painted in his lifetime. In fact, most paintings portraying him were done in the XIXth century.
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Jean Calvin
With the publication of his book: The Institution of the Christian Religion, Jean Calvin establishes himself as the main theologian of the Reformed current. He was called to Geneva, which...
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Jean Calvin (1509-1564)
A generation after Luther, the Frenchman Jean Calvin became the organiser of the Reformation : he organised the Church, shaped the doctrine and defined the role of the Church in state government. -
Calvin at work
Calvin was an tireless worker. -
Calvin and the Bible
Although Calvin considered the Bible to be of fundamental importance in his theses, he cannot be considered a fundamentalist. The authority of the Scriptures, according to him, called for interpretation :... -
The Works of Jean Calvin
In his writings there are six major works. -
Jean Calvin's doctrine
Calvin presented his doctrine in his major work : The Institutes of the Christian Religion. -
The ecclesiastical ordinances (1541)
In the ecclesiastical ordinances Jean Calvin defines the organisation of the Church and the relations between the reformed Church and the political power in Geneva.