Mr. Calvin

During the early 16th century, there was a significant leader that dominated the teaching of Protestantism around the world, especially in Geneva, Switzerland. His name was John Calvin. He was born in Noyon, France in the early 15th century and lived fifty-five years. Calvin was a, brilliant and prestige, Protestant Reformation leader whom started to preach confidently about his beliefs in Geneva at the age of twenty-five. He was educated at University of Paris and was studying Greek and Latin. His education reflected the influence of liberal and humanistic Renaissance (Bratt, 75). Throughout his years of preaching, he also composed a series of books that reflected his basic ideas on religion, Calvinism, and on the Reformation thoughts. A large majority of people in Geneva, at one time, begged Calvin to govern their country and established a theocracy regime. The teaching of Calvinism was spreading rapidly throughout the globe and a newer generation of Catholicism was being int...