Czech Reformed churches

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Czech Reformed churches are Protestant Christian denominations in the Czech lands shaped by Reformation-era theology, particularly Calvinist and Helvetic traditions.

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Czech Reformed churches canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant Christian denominations
Reformed churches
appliesTo Czech lands
churchPolity presbyterian polity
synodal polity
confessionalBasis Helvetic Confession
Reformed confessions
country Czech Republic
denominationalFamily Reformed churches
surface form: Reformed Protestantism
doctrine Reformed theology
emphasis on covenant theology
emphasis on predestination
emphasis on sovereignty of God
ecclesiasticalOrientation non-episcopal
ecclesiology emphasis on local congregation and presbyteries
ecumenicalRelations member churches of Reformed ecumenical bodies
educationEmphasis catechetical instruction
ethicalEmphasis personal piety and moral discipline
historicalContext Hussite movement
surface form: Reformation in the Czech lands
historicalInfluence First Helvetic Confession
surface form: Helvetic Confessions

John Calvin
Swiss Reformation
Huldrych Zwingli
surface form: Ulrich Zwingli
historicalPredecessor Hussite movement
Unity of the Brethren
languageOfWorship Czech
liturgy Reformed liturgical tradition
missionField Czech-speaking population
relationshipToState historically minority churches in a predominantly Catholic country
religion Christianity
sacramentalTheology Reformed view of the Lord’s Supper
scripturalCanon Protestant biblical canon
scriptureView sola scriptura
stanceOnIcons iconoclastic tendency
stanceOnJustification justification by faith alone
stanceOnPapalAuthority reject papal supremacy
theologicalTradition Calvinism
Swiss Reformation
surface form: Helvetic Reformation
viewOfSacraments recognize two sacraments: baptism and the Lord’s Supper
viewOfTradition subordinate role of church tradition to Scripture
worshipStyle congregational singing
emphasis on preaching

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Second Helvetic Confession influenced Czech Reformed churches