In 1541, John Calvin was asked by the Protestants in the city-state of Geneva to lead their society. Calvin organized a theocracy, which is a church led government. The followers of Calvin's theocracy were called Calvanists. Calvin stressed to his people five important things: hardwork, discipline, thrift, honesty and morality. Work Cited: Ellis, Elizabeth Gaynor and Esler, Anthony. World History: Connections to Today. Upper Sadle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2003: pages 336-341.
They were known as Calvinists. Today, a major branch of the Protestant religions is known as Calvinism.
John Calvin's religious ideas were spread to North America from Europe. "John Calvin's Protestant teachings were spread across Europe and into North America."
The Puritans followed the teachings of John Calvin, a major figure in the Protestant Reformation. They believed in predestination, the idea that God has predetermined who will be saved. This influenced their strict moral codes and emphasis on personal piety.
John Calvin taught that the authority of the scriptures should be followed. His teaching emphasized that god was a powerful being.
John Calvin was a Protestant reformer.
His teachings spread chiefly through two means. First, he maintained a school for Protestant leaders in Geneva, Switzerland, and those who attended his school naturally spread his teachings when they returned to their original congregations. (One such person was John Knox, who brought Presbyterianism to Scotland and it spread from Scotland to the United States). Another major avenue was Calvin's extensive writings on church doctrine such as his "Institutes of the Christian Religion".
John Calvin
John Calvin and John Knox are the two major founders
they both agreed that church teachings should be based on the words of The Bible
The Presbyterian church does have its foundations in Scotland. Its ancestry can be traced back to around 1560, and its founder is considered to be John Knox, a Scottish-born preacher who studied with John Calvin in Switzerland, then brought Calvin's teachings back to Scotland, establishing a church based on these teachings.
The founder of Presbyterianism was John Calvin, a French theologian from the 16th century. His teachings helped shape the Presbyterian Church's doctrine and beliefs, emphasizing predestination and the sovereignty of God.
The Englishmen wanted to leave England so they could go to Calvin in Geneva where there are others that share the same idea.