Reformed churches

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Christian religious tradition Protestant Christian denominations

Reformed churches are Protestant Christian denominations rooted in the 16th-century Reformation, characterized by Reformed theology, an emphasis on God's sovereignty, and a focus on Scripture as the ultimate authority in faith and practice.

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All labels observed (24)

Label	Occurrences
Reformed Christianity	87
Reformed churches canonical	31
Continental Reformed churches	10
Reformed Church	10
Reformed theology	7
Reformed Protestantism	6
Reformed Christians	3
Reformed Churches	2
Swiss Reformed churches	2
Calvinist (Reformed) church	1
Continental Reformed	1
Continental Reformed theology	1
German Reformed churches	1
Presbyterian and Reformed churches in the United States	1
Presbyterianism	1
Protestant Church of Geneva	1
Reformed (Calvinist) Church	1
Reformed Baptist	1
Reformed Church in America	1
Reformed Congregations	1
Reformed Protestant	1
Reformed churches in England	1
Reformed churches in the Low Countries	1
Swiss Reformed Church	1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious tradition ⓘ Protestant Christian denominations ⓘ
affirmsConfession	Belgic Confession ⓘ Canons of Dort ⓘ Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ
associatedWithTheologyOf	Huldrych Zwingli ⓘ John Calvin ⓘ Martin Bucer ⓘ Theodore Beza ⓘ
cooperatesThrough	World Communion of Reformed Churches ⓘ
developedFrom	Reformed branch of the Reformation ⓘ
distinguishesFrom	Anabaptist churches ⓘ Lutheran churches ⓘ
emergedInOppositionTo	Roman Catholic Church doctrines of the 16th century ⓘ
emphasizes	God's sovereignty ⓘ the authority of Scripture ⓘ
emphasizesDoctrine	covenant theology ⓘ justification by faith alone ⓘ the glory of God as the chief end of humanity ⓘ
emphasizesEthic	discipline and ordered Christian life ⓘ vocation as service to God ⓘ
hasRootIn	16th-century Protestant Reformation ⓘ
hasTheologicalTradition	Calvinism ⓘ surface form: Reformed theology
historicallyStrongIn	Hungary ⓘ Scotland ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ parts of Germany ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ surface form: the Netherlands
includesDenomination	Christian Reformed Church in North America ⓘ Church of Scotland ⓘ Reformed churches self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Continental Reformed churches Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ surface form: Dutch Reformed churches Presbyterian ⓘ surface form: Presbyterian churches Reformed Church in America ⓘ Reformed churches self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Swiss Reformed churches United Reformed Churches in North America ⓘ surface form: United Reformed Churches
influencedByDocument	Institutes of the Christian Religion ⓘ
isBranchOf	Protestantism ⓘ Western Christianity ⓘ
practicesSacrament	Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Lord's Supper baptism ⓘ
presentIn	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ
regardsAsUltimateAuthority	Holy Scripture ⓘ
rejects	many medieval Catholic traditions not grounded in Scripture ⓘ supreme doctrinal authority of the Pope ⓘ
sharesDoctrineWith	other Calvinist traditions ⓘ
stressesPractice	congregational singing of psalms and hymns ⓘ expository preaching ⓘ
teachesDoctrine	irresistible grace ⓘ limited atonement ⓘ perseverance of the saints ⓘ total depravity ⓘ unconditional election ⓘ
teachesViewOfLordSupper	spiritual presence of Christ in the Eucharist ⓘ
typicallyPractices	infant baptism ⓘ
usesChurchPolity	presbyterian polity ⓘ synodal polity ⓘ
usesWorshipPrinciple	regulative principle of worship ⓘ

Referenced by (173)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pentecost → celebratedBy → Reformed churches ⓘ

Apostles’ Creed → usedBy → Reformed churches ⓘ

Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow → denomination → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Church in America

Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem → isLiturgicallyObservedBy → Reformed churches ⓘ

St. Pierre Cathedral → religiousAffiliation → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church

St. Pierre Cathedral → hasDiocese → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Church of Geneva

Essays to Do Good → influencedBy → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed theology

Three Forms of Unity → usedIn → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Continental Reformed churches

John Calvin → influenced → Reformed churches ⓘ

Belgic Confession → religiousTradition → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Belgic Confession → denominationalUse → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Continental Reformed churches

American Protestantism → hasDenominationalFamily → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian and Reformed churches in the United States

Protestant Christianity → hasSubtradition → Reformed churches ⓘ

Ascension Day → celebratedBy → Reformed churches ⓘ

Huldrych Zwingli → influenced → Reformed churches ⓘ

Canons of Dort → influenced → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Continental Reformed churches

Lutheranism → differsFrom → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Eastertide → observedBy → Reformed churches ⓘ

Thirty-Nine Articles → influencedBy → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed theology

Heidelberg Catechism → denominationalUse → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Continental Reformed churches

Holy Saturday → observedBy → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Churches

Synod of Dort → religion → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Western Christianity → hasMajorBranch → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

John Owen → religiousTradition → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Resurrection Sunday → observedBy → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christians

Nicene Christianity → dominantInBranch → Reformed churches ⓘ

Reformed churches → includesDenomination → Reformed churches self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Continental Reformed churches

Reformed churches → includesDenomination → Reformed churches self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed churches

Post Tenebras Lux → usedBy → Reformed churches ⓘ

Virgin Birth of Jesus → heldBy → Reformed churches ⓘ

Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel → religion → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Westminster Larger Catechism → denominationalUse → Reformed churches ⓘ

The Freedom of the Will → religiousTradition → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Francis Schaeffer → movement → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Moderator of the General Assembly → religiousTradition → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Samuel Mather → tradition → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Commentaries on the Bible → usedIn → Reformed churches ⓘ

Free Reformed Churches of North America → denominationalFamily → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Continental Reformed

Jehan Cauvin → influenced → Reformed churches ⓘ

Institutes of the Christian Religion → influenced → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Continental Reformed churches

Reformation Day → associatedWithDenomination → Reformed churches ⓘ

Martin Bucer → religion → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Martin Bucer → influenced → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed theology

Guido de Brès → religion → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Guido de Brès → influenced → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Continental Reformed churches

Guido de Brès → memorializedBy → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed churches in the Low Countries

Debrecen → hasReligiousTradition → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Church

World Communion of Reformed Churches → religiousTradition → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Second Helvetic Confession → religiousTradition → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed Christianity

Second Helvetic Confession → influenced → Reformed churches ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed churches