The Protestant Reformation was a period of religious history marked by a great defining, debating, and divergence on what it meant to be an orthodox, faithful Christian. To this end, many theologians offered their own explanations of the fundamentals of the faith. The great reformed theologian, John Calvin (l. 1509-1564), presented in the Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536) profound elucidations of the tenets of Christianity, specifically on the topics of scripture, faith, sacraments, and the Holy Spirit.
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