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,...
The Popular Evangelical Mission of France
The Popular Evangelical Mission of France is a recognized Protestant institution for public education. Started at the end of the XIXth century, it has developed widely throughout French territories. With...
The Protestant cemetery in Mulhouse
The cemetery in Mulhouse houses tombs of important people who contributed to the development and influence of the city. The association ‘Mémoire Mulhousienne’ supervises this heritage.
The 1910 World Missionary Conference, which was held in Edinburgh
The World Missionary Conference has been seen as the formal beginning of the Ecumenical movement. For Protestant and Anglican Churches it was thought to be of paramount importance and the...
The Havilands, a family of china manufacturers
The Haviland family became leaders of the china industry and maintained this position for nearly a century. Their success was due to the fact that, on the one hand, they...
A History of the Waldensians
The Waldensian movement started in Lyon towards the end of the 12th century and spread throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. It joined with the Reform Movement and they were...