Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
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The Swiss Reformed Church (majority) is the predominant Protestant Christian denomination in many parts of Switzerland, rooted in the Reformation teachings of figures like Huldrych Zwingli and John Calvin.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Protestant denomination ⓘ Reformed church ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Geneva
ⓘ
Zurich ⓘ |
| basedOnTeachingsOf |
Huldrych Zwingli
ⓘ
John Calvin ⓘ |
| branchOf |
Reformed churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Protestantism
|
| coreBelief |
authority of Scripture
ⓘ
justification by faith ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Zwinglianism ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | break with Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
congregational participation in worship
ⓘ
preaching of the Word ⓘ |
| governance |
Presbyterian polity
ⓘ
Synodal polity ⓘ |
| hasClergyType |
elders
ⓘ
ordained ministers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfOrigin | 16th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Huldrych Zwingli
ⓘ
John Calvin ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh ⓘ |
| majorityStatusIn |
Western Switzerland
ⓘ
surface form:
French‑speaking Switzerland
German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ
surface form:
German‑speaking Switzerland
many cantons of Switzerland ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
ⓘ
World Communion of Reformed Churches ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure |
cantonal churches
ⓘ
local congregations ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Swiss Reformation ⓘ |
| partOf | Protestant churches in Switzerland ⓘ |
| practicesSacrament |
Baptism
ⓘ
Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form:
Lord's Supper
|
| rejectsDoctrine |
papal supremacy
ⓘ
transubstantiation ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| typeOfChristianity | Magisterial Reformation tradition ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | Reformed liturgy ⓘ |
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