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
Reformed orthodoxy	9
Calvinist Protestantism	6
Calvinist orthodoxy	5
Dutch Reformed theology	5
Neo-Calvinism	3
Augustinian theology	2
Calvinist theology	2
Calvinists	2
Continental Reformed theology	2
New Calvinism	2
Reformed Christianity	2
American Calvinism	1
Amyraldism	1
Calvinism (Reformed)	1
Calvinism (post-Reformation)	1
Calvinism (probable)	1
Calvinist Christianity	1
Calvinist Protestants	1
Calvinist theologians	1
Calvinists in the Holy Roman Empire	1
Dutch neo-Calvinist movement	1
English Calvinism	1
Hyper-Calvinism	1
Kuyperian theology	1
Neo‑Calvinist	1
New England theology	1
Perseverance of the saints	1
Post-Reformation Reformed orthodoxy	1
Reformation theology	1
Reformed churches in Brazil	1
classical Calvinism	1
strict Calvinism	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6523 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Calvinism
Context triple: [Dutch Americans, religion, Calvinism]

A. Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, emphasizing salvation through faith in him.
B. Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism is the largest Christian denomination, centered on the authority of the Pope and the teachings and sacramental traditions of the Catholic Church.
C. Quakers
The Quakers are the athletic teams representing the University of Pennsylvania in collegiate sports.
D. Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.
E. Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is one of the three main branches of Christianity, characterized by its continuity with the early Church, its liturgical worship, and its communion of autocephalous churches centered primarily in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Calvinism
Target entity description: 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.

A. Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion centered on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, emphasizing salvation through faith in him.
B. Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism is the largest Christian denomination, centered on the authority of the Pope and the teachings and sacramental traditions of the Catholic Church.
C. Quakers
The Quakers are the athletic teams representing the University of Pennsylvania in collegiate sports.
D. Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States that is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and known for its liturgical worship and historically influential members.
E. Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is one of the three main branches of Christianity, characterized by its continuity with the early Church, its liturgical worship, and its communion of autocephalous churches centered primarily in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (731)

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

Charles Hodge → theologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed orthodoxy

Dutch Gold Coast → religion → Calvinism ⓘ

Article XVII Of Predestination and Election → influencedBy → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed theology

Wouter van Twiller → religion → Calvinism ⓘ

Hungarian Reformed churches → theologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ

Hungarian Reformed churches → selfIdentification → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Calvinist

Anti-Revolutionary Party → ideology → Calvinism ⓘ

Lectures on Calvinism → mainSubject → Calvinism ⓘ

Lectures on Calvinism → influenced → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neo-Calvinism

Encyclopaedie der Heilige Godgeleerdheid → hasTheologicalPerspective → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Calvinist

Encyclopaedie der Heilige Godgeleerdheid → hasTheologicalPerspective → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neo‑Calvinist

Herman Dooyeweerd → movement → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neo-Calvinism

Herman Dooyeweerd → influencedBy → Calvinism ⓘ

Wendela Bicker → religion → Calvinism ⓘ

Evangelical Presbyterian Church → theology → Calvinism ⓘ

Transylvanian Saxons → religionMinority → Calvinism ⓘ

Maria van Reigersberch → religion → Calvinism ⓘ

Abraham Kuijper → religiousTradition → Calvinism ⓘ

subject surface form: Abraham Kuyper

De Heraut → associatedWith → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch neo-Calvinist movement

De Gemeene Gratie → religiousTradition → Calvinism ⓘ

De Gemeene Gratie → associatedWith → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuyperian theology

De Gemeene Gratie → partOfTradition → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Reformed theology

New England Way → religiousOrientation → Calvinism ⓘ

Cornelius Van Til → theologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ

Zacharias Ursinus → theologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ

Zacharias Ursinus → influenced → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Continental Reformed theology

Grand Duchy of Hesse → religion → Calvinism ⓘ

Caspar Olevianus → movement → Calvinism ⓘ

House of Wittelsbach → earlierReligion → Calvinism ⓘ

Presbyterian Church (USA) → theologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed theology

Pro Rege → religiousTradition → Calvinism ⓘ

Thomas Belsham → opposedDoctrine → Calvinism ⓘ

Church Order of Dort → religiousTradition → Calvinism ⓘ

County of Bentheim → hasReligion → Calvinism ⓘ

Hungarians → religion → Calvinism ⓘ

Northern Netherlands → historicallyDominantReligion → Calvinism ⓘ

Jan Smuts → religion → Calvinism ⓘ

De praedestinationis doctrina → theologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ

Confession de foi du chrétien → theologicalTradition → Calvinism ⓘ

Colloquy of Poissy → religion → Calvinism ⓘ

Calvin Theological Seminary → theologicalOrientation → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Calvinist

Samuel Miller → movement → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed theology

Titus van Rijn → religion → Calvinism ⓘ

William IV, Prince of Orange → religion → Calvinism ⓘ

Francis Turretin → movement → Calvinism ⓘ

Francis Turretin → influenced → Calvinism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformed orthodoxy

Willem van Nassau → religion → Calvinism ⓘ

Charlotte of Bourbon → convertedTo → Calvinism ⓘ

Count Palatine of the Rhine → religion → Calvinism ⓘ

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