RLGA02H3 Final: religion exam study christianity
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Find 2-3 key points for any 2 particular denominational traditions from pages. From 1520s-1560s, the reformation movement in and around switzerland. The dominant leader of the movement, john calvin (1509-64), imposed rigorous norms of doctrine and conduct on the city of geneva. (1) churches that are calvinist in doctrine and often presbyterian in governance; strong in the netherlands and scotland and also found in. Calvin"s geneva is described as a theocracy comparable to iran under the rule of religio-legal-scholars after 1979. Calvin echoes augustine"s idea, expressed in the confessions (that humans are created for communion with god and lack rest until they arrive it). (2) from 16th century geneva, the ideas of the swiss reformation spread to other lands, notably france (where the adherents of the. Reformation are known as huguenots), the netherlands, hungary, Netherlands: calvin"s teachings of predestination was challenged by that god"s sovereignty was. Jacobus arminius, who believed compatible with human free will.
