French Theologian John Calvin During The Protestant Reformation

French Theologian John Calvin served as a pastor during the Protestant Reformation. Growing up Roman Catholic, he had values and traditions instilled which were thought to be critical in one 's relationship with God. However, after his exposure to reformation he experienced a shift in ideals, theology, and belief. This time of his life simply brought into light a spectrum of Christianity which had yet to be acknowledged in a depth which came across offensive and seemingly harsh. Now referred to as Calvinism, a fresh perspective had been presented through a series of beliefs which were backed by scripture from the Holy Bible. Though it might seem as though this evidence is not exactly factual, the presentation of the study is clearly thorough and logical. …show more content…
Based upon Biblical interpretation, theories were proposed and one which became fairly famous and widely accepted was Calvinism. Although this proposal was fairly complex in terms of the amount of background study required to understand the entity of the ideas, reformation stands to be debated and remains controversial up until present day. The initial origin of this system of beliefs is based around a simple acronym: TULIP. T: (Total Depravity) U: (Unconditional Election) L: (Limited Atonement) I: (Irresistible Grace) P: (Perseverance of the