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    Ulrich Zwingli was a leader of the Swiss Reformation in Zurich who advocated for clerical celibacy and scripture as the sole religious authority. He debated Martin Luther at the Marburg Colloquy in 1529 and was later killed in battle in 1531. John Calvin was born in 1509 and converted to Protestantism, becoming a pastor and theologian. He wrote the influential Institutes of the Christian Religion and reformed the church in Geneva by establishing a new hierarchy and catechism. Calvinism emphasized predestination and removing superstition, and Calvin's reforms had a lasting legacy on Protestantism.

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    Ulrich Zwingli was a leader of the Swiss Reformation in Zurich who advocated for clerical celibacy and scripture as the sole religious authority. He debated Martin Luther at the Marburg Colloquy in 1529 and was later killed in battle in 1531. John Calvin was born in 1509 and converted to Protestantism, becoming a pastor and theologian. He wrote the influential Institutes of the Christian Religion and reformed the church in Geneva by establishing a new hierarchy and catechism. Calvinism emphasized predestination and removing superstition, and Calvin's reforms had a lasting legacy on Protestantism.

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    Ulrich Zwingli was a leader of the Swiss Reformation in Zurich who advocated for clerical celibacy and scripture as the sole religious authority. He debated Martin Luther at the Marburg Colloquy in 1529 and was later killed in battle in 1531. John Calvin was born in 1509 and converted to Protestantism, becoming a pastor and theologian. He wrote the influential Institutes of the Christian Religion and reformed the church in Geneva by establishing a new hierarchy and catechism. Calvinism emphasized predestination and removing superstition, and Calvin's reforms had a lasting legacy on Protestantism.

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    Ul ric h Zwi ngl i (1 484-1531)

     Swiss Reformation- Zurich


     Battle of Mariganano (1515)
     Clerical Celibacy
     Zwingli’s scripture test- Jan.
    29, 1523
     Marburg Colloquy called by
    Philip of Hesse (Oct. 1529)-
    Zwingli vs. Luther
     Civil war- Battles of Kappel
    (Jun. 1529, Oct. 1531)
     Zwingli’s death at 2nd battle,
    brings up Heinrich Bullringer
    as new leader
    Joh n Calvi n- Gr ea t
    Be ginn ings
     Born 1509
     Received church
    benefices for
    education
     Law degree, became a
    lawyer
     Conversion to
    Protestantism
     Surrendered Benefices,
    moved to Geneva
    Ref or m I n G eneva
     Revolt in late 1520s, City
    council-1527
     Protestant adoption-
    May 21, 1536
     Calvin’s arrival- July
    1536
     New Catechism for
    Church
     Exile of reformers- 1537
    Calvin in St rasbou rg
     Sent out of Geneva
     Became pastor
     Institutes of the
    Christian Religion
    – center of reform
    theology
    – Predestination
    – “signs of divine
    benevolence”
    – removed superstition
    and idolatry
    – consistories
    Gen eva b y Ca lv in
     1540- Calvin allowed to go back
     Immersed Genevan Church with politics
    again
     Organization of Church
    – Pastors- 5 men, exercised religious
    authority
    – Teachers- taught doctrine to the
    population
    – Elders- 12 men chosen by a council,
    oversaw what was going on in the
    city
    – Deacons- attended to the sick and
    to the material needs of the
    congregation
    Major Diff eren ces In Cal vinism

     Jesus only as spiritually present


     Saints vs. Elect
     Predestination
     Faith changed what your actions
    later in life would be.
     Teaches all others groups are not
    “true Christians”
     Had laws against beating women
    Joh n Ca lvin ’s L eg acy
     Restored Faith to its purity since Apostolic
    days through Calvinism
     Influenced Calvinist believers to change
    society both spiritually and morally
    because they knew they were going to
    Heaven any way they acted
     Purified the Protestant movement through
    his ideals.
     Created an entirely new Catechism for his
    religion.
     Wrote the Institutes of the Christian
    Religion
     Recreated the original Church with politics
    and created a new hierarchy for it
     Damaged his reputation through the part
    he played in the capture and execution of
    Michael Servetus who was condemned for
    heresy.
    Bibliog rap hy
    1) Kagan, Donald, Steven Ozment, and Frank M. Turner. The
    Western Heritage. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education,
    2007.

    3) Noble, Thomas F., et al. Western Civilization: The Continuing


    Experiment. Boston, NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1999.

    5) Hooker, Richard. John Calvin. 6 June 1999. 18 Sep. 2009


    <http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/REFORM/CALVIN.HTM>.

    7) "John Calvin." Wikipedia 19 Sep. 2009


    <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin>.

    9) John Calvin, A Brief Biography. 21 Sep. 2009


    <http://www.calvin.edu/about/about_jc.htm>.

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