Calvinism: Difference between revisions

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Protestant theological approach named after John Calvin. Elements: Bible and the concept of predestination. Community and the aim to realize the kingdom of God on earth.

Sources:

Fahlbusch, Erwin et al. Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon. Internationale theologische Enzyklopädie. 3rd ed. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 1986.

Hofer, Josef. Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche. 2nd ed. Freiburg: Herder Verlag. 1958.

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-Theological approach named after [[John Calvin]].
+Protestant theological approach named after [[John Calvin]]. Elements: Bible and the concept of predestination. Community and the aim to realize the kingdom of God on earth.
-In the narrow sense of the word, it refers to the main forms of Calvinism, which emerged in the 16th and 17th centuries; in a broader sense, it refers to the continuous effect of Calvinist impulses.
-Calvinism deals mainly with the continuing engagement with the Bible and the concept of predestination. Constitutionally, Calvinism is shaped by a communal principle and the aim to realize the kingdom of God on earth.
+Sources:
-Bibliography:
 Fahlbusch, Erwin et al. ''Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon. Internationale theologische Enzyklopädie''. 3rd ed. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 1986.