Calvinism

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Christian theological tradition Reformed theology branch of Protestantism

Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing doctrines such as predestination, the sovereignty of God, and the total depravity of humankind.

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All labels observed (35)

Label Occurrences
Calvinism canonical 627
Reformed theology 22
Calvinist 21

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological tradition ⓘ
Reformed theology ⓘ
branch of Protestantism ⓘ
affirms the doctrines of the Protestant Reformation ⓘ
associatedWithFigure Abraham Kuyper ⓘ
John Calvin ⓘ
John Knox ⓘ
Jonathan Edwards ⓘ
Theodore Beza ⓘ
contrastsWith Arminianism ⓘ
Lutheranism on predestination ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
developedFrom Reformation ⓘ
surface form: Protestant Reformation
emphasizes God’s absolute sovereignty in salvation ⓘ
human inability to achieve salvation without grace ⓘ
hasAcronym TULIP ⓘ
hasCoreDoctrine irresistible grace ⓘ
limited atonement ⓘ
perseverance of the saints ⓘ
predestination ⓘ
sovereignty of God ⓘ
total depravity ⓘ
unconditional election ⓘ
hasSubtradition Calvinism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hyper-Calvinism

Calvinism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Neo-Calvinism

Calvinism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: New Calvinism
holdsViewOnPredestination double predestination in some strands ⓘ
influenced Congregationalism ⓘ
Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ
Huguenots ⓘ
Presbyterianism ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ
Christian Reformed Church in North America ⓘ
surface form: Reformed churches

some Baptist traditions ⓘ
influencedBy Calvinism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Augustinian theology

Huldrych Zwingli ⓘ
Martin Luther ⓘ
namedAfter John Calvin ⓘ
originatedInCentury 16th century ⓘ
originatedInRegion Switzerland ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ
teaches Scripture as the ultimate authority ⓘ
salvation is by grace alone ⓘ
salvation is through faith alone ⓘ
teachesAboutElection God chooses the elect unconditionally ⓘ
teachesAboutPerseverance the elect will persevere in faith ⓘ
usesCanons Canons of Dort ⓘ
usesCatechism Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ
usesConfession Belgic Confession ⓘ
Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ
viewsAtonementAs limited in scope to the elect in classic formulations ⓘ
viewsGraceAs irresistible for the elect ⓘ
viewsHumanNatureAs totally depraved after the Fall ⓘ

Referenced by (731)

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

Cornelis de Witt → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Lyman Beecher → influencedBy → Calvinism ⓘ
this entity surface form: New England theology
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Jan van Riebeeck → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Synod of Dort → theologicalPositionAffirmed → Calvinism ⓘ
Jacob Cats → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Jan Peter Balkenende → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Transvaal → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Hendrik Verwoerd → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Western Christianity → hasTheologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ
Emily Dickinson → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
John Owen → theologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ
Jacob Roggeveen → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Pilgrims → ideology → Calvinism ⓘ
Stephanus → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
subject surface form: Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger
Reformed churches → hasTheologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Reformed theology
revocation of the Edict of Nantes → religionAffected → Calvinism ⓘ
subject surface form: Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Jacobus Arminius → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Theodorus van Gogh → religiousDenomination → Calvinism ⓘ
Anthony van Diemen → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Iconoclastic Fury → participant → Calvinism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Calvinist Protestants
Iconoclastic Fury → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
New England clergy → religiousTradition → Calvinism ⓘ
Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits → hasReligiousOrientation → Calvinism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Calvinist
New Holland → primaryReligion → Calvinism ⓘ
Jacob van Campen → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Calvinism (probable)
Jan Pieterszoon Coen → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Sophia → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
Dr. Nicolaes Tulp → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
subject surface form: Nicolaes Tulp
Imperial Diet → religiousContext → Calvinism ⓘ
William Ames → movement → Calvinism ⓘ
William Ames → influencedBy → Calvinism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Reformed orthodoxy
A Call from Heaven → religiousTradition → Calvinism ⓘ
Westminster Shorter Catechism → theologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ
Westminster Larger Catechism → theologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ
Westminster Larger Catechism → theologicalOrientation → Calvinism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Reformed orthodoxy
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God → theologicalOrientation → Calvinism ⓘ
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections → theologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ
The Freedom of the Will → religiousTradition → Calvinism ⓘ
The Freedom of the Will → influenced → Calvinism ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Calvinism
The Nature of True Virtue → religiousPerspective → Calvinism ⓘ
Cornelis Tromp → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Orange Free State → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
United Provinces → dominantReligion → Calvinism ⓘ
Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
William Godwin → religion → Calvinism ⓘ
Gaspard II de Coligny → religion → Calvinism ⓘ