Calvin and Salvation
A subgroup of a major religious group
What is a sect?
Not a human choice, but a decision of God
What is salvation
The first person to translate parts of the Bible from Latin to English in 1534.
Who is John Wycliffe
People who protested against the authority of the Catholic Church
What are Protestants?
What was Calvin's theocracy for his "city of god"
People should be honest and moral
Convicted due to defying Catholic authorities and translating Old Testament
Who is Tyndale
The idea that God had long ago determined who would gain salvation.
What is predestination?
How did Calvin apply his ideas to government?
By saying people should be subjected to civil and God's laws
What languages were the Bible translated into in the 1500's?
Four languages: French, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch
Who was Calvin's beliefs like? Name these beliefs.
Martin Luther. Salvation was gained through faith and reading the bible alone.
Who's goal was to found a "city of god"?
John Calvin
What did translating the bible do?
It made it easier for Europeans to read and understand the Bible.