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Sixteenth-century portrait of John Calvin by an unknown artist. From the collection of the Bibliothèque de Genève (Library of Geneva). John Calvin is the most well-known Reformed theologian of the generation following Zwingli's death, but recent scholarship has argued that several previously overlooked individuals had at least as much influence on the development of Reformed Christianity and ...
Reformed Christianity, [1] also called Calvinism, [a] is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.
Timeline of Christianity. 17 languages. ... 1957 United Church of Christ founded by ecumenical union of Congregationalists and Evangelical & Reformed, ...
Pages in category "History of Reformed Christianity" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
1700s – Kingdom of Bolaang Mongondow (Reformed Church) 1819 – Kingdom of Tahiti, Kingdom of Hawaii (Congregational Church) 1829 – Spokane, Kutenai (Anglican Church) 1830 – Samoa (Congregational Church) 1838 – Nez Perce (Presbyterian Church) 1869 – Merina Kingdom (Reformed Church) 1882 – Blackfoot Confederacy (Roman Catholic Church)
Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.In the modern day, it is largely represented by the Continental Reformed, Presbyterian, and Congregational traditions, as well as parts of the Anglican (known as "Episcopal" in some regions) and Baptist traditions.
Protestant Reformers were theologians whose careers, works and actions brought about the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.. In the context of the Reformation, Martin Luther was the first reformer, sharing his views publicly in 1517, followed by Andreas Karlstadt and Philip Melanchthon at Wittenberg, who promptly joined the new movement.
It had a major impact in reshaping the Congregational, Presbyterian, Dutch Reformed, and German Reformed denominations, and it strengthened the small Baptist and Methodist denominations. It brought Christianity to the slaves and was an apocalyptic event in New England that challenged established authority.