Language and church unity: Calvin’s 1545 Catechism in Latin In 1545 Calvin wrote a catechism. He defended the fact that he had done it in Latin, saying: “I judge it useful that there should be public testimonies, whereby churches which, though widely separated by space, agree in the doctrine of Christ, may mutually recognize each other.” Although he was constantly being accused by the Roman Catholic Church of being a schismatic, Calvin’s ecumenical intentions were above re-proach. At every opportunity he stressed the sinfulness of schism from a church that bears the marks of the true church. By the time of the Reformation Latin wasn’t regarded any more as a “holy” language, but as a role model for other languages. Although the reformers ...
John Calvin is a figure who ties together in important ways the Reformations in France and Italy. Hi...
John Calvin, 1509–1564, Reformer of Geneva, Frenchman, naturalized Genevan bourgeois 1559, authority...
The subject of church unity remains one of the most relevant and most important subjects that Reform...
This article discusses the complicated question of the connection between Calvin and the confession...
This article discusses the complicated question of the connection between Calvin and the confessions...
The confessional shifts in the sixteenth-century Low Countries created new religious communities tha...
The confessional shifts in the sixteenth-century Low Countries created new religious communities tha...
The confessional shifts in the sixteenth-century Low Countries created new religious communities tha...
<strong>Catechesis, catechisms, and the confession of faith in Geneva during the life of Calvi...
A congregation can easily get lost in the labyrinth of catechism syllabi available for an educationa...
Conversio ad docelitam: John Calvin on conversion and being a Christian. This contribution describes...
<span>In this contribution the view is presented that the Heidelberg Catechism should be regar...
John Calvin is a figure who ties together in important ways the Reformations in France and Italy. Hi...
<p>Some remarks on John Calvin's statements on the capita doctrina necessaria</p><p&g...
<em>Conversio ad docelitam</em><span>: John Calvin on conversion and being a Chris...
John Calvin is a figure who ties together in important ways the Reformations in France and Italy. Hi...
John Calvin, 1509–1564, Reformer of Geneva, Frenchman, naturalized Genevan bourgeois 1559, authority...
The subject of church unity remains one of the most relevant and most important subjects that Reform...
This article discusses the complicated question of the connection between Calvin and the confession...
This article discusses the complicated question of the connection between Calvin and the confessions...
The confessional shifts in the sixteenth-century Low Countries created new religious communities tha...
The confessional shifts in the sixteenth-century Low Countries created new religious communities tha...
The confessional shifts in the sixteenth-century Low Countries created new religious communities tha...
<strong>Catechesis, catechisms, and the confession of faith in Geneva during the life of Calvi...
A congregation can easily get lost in the labyrinth of catechism syllabi available for an educationa...
Conversio ad docelitam: John Calvin on conversion and being a Christian. This contribution describes...
<span>In this contribution the view is presented that the Heidelberg Catechism should be regar...
John Calvin is a figure who ties together in important ways the Reformations in France and Italy. Hi...
<p>Some remarks on John Calvin's statements on the capita doctrina necessaria</p><p&g...
<em>Conversio ad docelitam</em><span>: John Calvin on conversion and being a Chris...
John Calvin is a figure who ties together in important ways the Reformations in France and Italy. Hi...
John Calvin, 1509–1564, Reformer of Geneva, Frenchman, naturalized Genevan bourgeois 1559, authority...
The subject of church unity remains one of the most relevant and most important subjects that Reform...