Prot. spreads in europe: Calvinists Flashcards
What is the main thing that protestants do?
Reading the bible and interepreting it for themselves
Why do different preotestant branches get formed
different interpretations help create different branches of protestant
Who is John Clavin?
Second most important figure in reformation
Where is he John Calvin based?
Geneva, Switzerland
What does he believe?
“we all deserve to go to hell” but god chooses few to go to heaven
What is the term for God choosing your path before you are born called?
Predestination
What were peoples attitudes as a result of predestination
terrified of not being the chosen to go to heaven so they would do good to prove to themselves and others that they are the chosen ones
What was the term for the chosen called
elect
What did Calvin name Geneva eventually
City of God
What did he set up in the city of god? How does he view that?
theocracy ( a governmental system that is run by church(
Believes it is superior to the state , militant (aggresive) and uncompromising
People did good to prove that they are the chosen… What were some of the consequences if they didnt?
Step daughter got executed for adultry
What did he mainly tansform?
the moral beliefs in society
What did the calvinists believe about being succesful?
if you are succesful, god likes you
What were the churches like in the calvinists?
they were not fancy. they didnt have decoration or music because they wanted to have the peoples focus only towards god
What did they work towards?
try to find their calling (purpose) which is shown by god
