The local bishop employed Calvin’s father as an administrator in the town’s cathedral. The father, in turn, wanted John to become a priest. Because of close ties with the bishop and his noble family, ...

The Meeter Center houses one of the world’s largest collections of materials on John Calvin, Calvinism, the Reformation and early modern studies. The Center, jointly supported by Calvin University and ...

Geneva played a pivotal role in the Reformation with theologians like John Calvin, William Farel and Théodore de Bèze all calling the area home during the 16th century Protestant movement. Today the ...

Europe’s Reformation was catalysed by the theological ideas of thinkers such as Martin Luther and John Calvin. The English Reformation, prompted by Henry VIII’s splitting of the English Church ...