Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin's seminal work of systematic theology. Regarded as one of the most influential works of Protestant theology, it was published in Latin in 1536 in Ba
The title page of the fifth and final 1559 edition of John Calvin's Institutio Christianae Religionis, published in Geneva in 1559
Title page of the first edition (1536, published in Basel
Title page of the first French edition (1541)
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Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the 16th-century Reformation. In the modern day, it is largely represented by the Continental Reforme
Institutes of the Christian Religion
…he had been "strongly devoted" before his conversion to Protestantism. The Institutes is a core reference for the system of doctrine adopted by the Reformed churches, usually called Calvinism. John Calvin was a student of law and then classics at the University of Paris. Around 1533 he became involved in religious…
Calvin preached at St. Pierre Cathedral in Geneva.
Early Calvinism was known for simple, unadorned churches as depicted in this 1661 portrait of the interior of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam.
Fall of Man by Jacob Jordaens
The Parable of the Prodigal Son, depicted in a portrait by Rembrandt, illustrates forgiveness.