Institutes of the Christian Religion
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gptkb:philosophy
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gptkb:John_Calvin
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gptkb:The_External_Means_or_Aids_by_Which_God_Invites_Us_Into_the_Society_of_Christ
gptkb:The_Knowledge_of_God_the_Redeemer_in_Christ The Knowledge of God the Creator The Way in Which We Receive the Grace of Christ |
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gptkb:Switzerland
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gptkb:Francis_I_of_France
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1536
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| gptkbp:genre |
systematic theology
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Institutes of the Christian Religion
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gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkb:Protestant_Reformation gptkb:Calvinism |
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critique of Roman Catholicism
defense of Protestant beliefs emphasis on predestination emphasis on the sovereignty of God expanded and revised multiple times influence on Western Christianity influenced American Presbyterianism influenced Belgic Confession influenced Dutch Reformed Church influenced English Reformation influenced Heidelberg Catechism influenced Huguenots influenced John Knox influenced Jonathan Edwards influenced Karl Barth influenced Puritanism influenced Scottish Reformation influenced Synod of Dort influenced Theodore Beza influenced Westminster Confession of Faith influenced church polity influenced confessions of faith systematic presentation of Christian doctrine use of biblical references used in theological education widely translated |
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1559 edition
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gptkb:Latin
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gptkb:Institutio_Christianae_Religionis
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| gptkbp:significance |
foundational text of Reformed theology
major work of Protestant Reformation |
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four books
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gptkb:theology
Reformed theology |
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French translation by John Calvin
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gptkb:John_Calvin
gptkb:Protestant_Reformation gptkb:Reformation |
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4
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