The king’s policy towards the Reformed Church in France (1555-1562)
Calvin, through representatives from the Church in Paris, presented a confession of faith to King Henri II.
Calvin’s letter to the “Paris prisoners” (September 1557)
Calvin wrote the following letter to the “Paris prisoners” ; they were, for the most part, ladies of the nobility who had been arrested for attending a Protestant assembly in...
Judiciary astrology, a very ancient tradition
Judiciary astrology (God’s judgement announced in the stars) as practiced in the 16th century, was part of very ancient traditions, which never ceased to cause amazement and controversy.
A warning to simple people
Rather Calvin addressed, in his words, simple people, meaning those who were not educated, but were sympathetic to the Reformed trends. Some, in remote parts of the countryside, enjoyed listening...
Calvin on “What is a true prophetic word ?”
There is but one true prophetic word, the one anchored in faith, which underestimates neither sin nor salvation.
About French churches and astrology : Calvin understood and misunderstood
From sensitivity to evangelical trends to organising the French Reformed Church in the 16th century.
The aim of the Warning
A hypothesis without scientific basis.
Against judiciary astrology
Astrology is said to be judiciary when observations of the heavens are interpreted to allegedly distinguish between right and wrong, in order to judge individuals. The practice was very highly...
The Protestants and baptism, be they Reformed, Lutheran or Evangelical Baptist
In Protestantism baptism and Holy Communion are the two recognised and practiced sacraments. Baptism signifies the unity of Christians in Christ’s death and resurrection. It testifies to forgiveness. It welcomes...
The Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine (UEPAL, EPCAAL and EPRAL)
The Lutheran and Reformed Churches of Alsace and Moselle have been working towards unity for a long time. These efforts finally met with success when the Union des Eglises Protestantes...
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of France
In 1808, quite a large Lutheran community in Paris consisting of foreigners became a Church which was connected to Strasbourg. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of France was established in France...
Henri Zuber (1844-1909)
Henri Zuber was born into a grand Alsatian family and painted nature as well as being a great traveller. He first worked for the Imperial Navy and travelled around the...
Timbres commémoratifs à l’effigie de Calvin
De nombreux timbres ont été émis à l’effigie du réformateur à l’occasion du 500ème anniversaire de sa naissance en 2009 (année Calvin) en différents pays, généralement avec une forte implantation réformée....
Antoine de Chandieu (1534-1591)
Antoine de Chandieu was a theologian, a man of letters, a poet and also a man of action; he played an important role at the beginnings of the Reform Movement...
The Huguenot Refuge in Hesse-Cassel
Hesse-Cassel and Brandebourg both gave a generous welcome to French Huguenots.
Edmond-Henri Crisinel (1897-1948)
Edmond-Henri Crisinel was Swiss and one of the influential chroniclers for the daily paper la Revue de Lausanne between the Wars. He was a faithful, close friend of many writers,...
Edmond Jeanneret (1914-1990)
Edmond Jeanneret was a pastor in the Reformed Church of Neuchâtel and particularly ministered in Leysin and Bôle. He was a theologian, a reader of Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer,...