Calvinism

The Huguenot Society of America was created in 1883.

Geneva had already embraced the Reformation before Calvin first came there in 1536, though it appears this was more outward than inward, particularly on the part of the Aristocratic Leadership of the Councils, such as Ami Perrin. Calvin sought to implement what he considered Scripturally based reforms, but in hindsight, he moved too far too fast, and both he and Farel were evicted, at which time, Calvin went to minister in Strasbourg to a congregation of French refugees. When Roman Catholic Cardinal Sadoleto wrote to Geneva in 1539 inviting them to return to the Roman church, none was willing or able to give a reply. Calvin was therefore sought, his polemic abilities being widely known and greatly appreciated. It was Ami Perrin himself who led the gracious invitation to bring Calvin back to Geneva. Thus, in 1541, Calvin returns with pomp and fanfare to stay at Geneva until his death in 1564. During this second stay in Geneva, a more moderately tempered Calvin brought the city to be the shining star and symbolism of the Reformation. He faithfully expounded the Word of God several times a week, he established free and illustrious public education, the morals of the city were raised so much that John Knox called the city, "the most perfect school of Christ since the apostles." Refugees from all over Europe, notably France, England and Scotland, flocked to the city for it's open and amiable protection of all such persecuted Christians. The remarkable thing is that Calvin was not on any of the councils, nor held any position of elected leadership, and was not even a citizen until a couple years before his death! All of these changes were affected by his invincible constancy in pursuit of the glory of God through the Scriptures alone. From Geneva, Calvinism, both doctrinally and practically spread throughout Europe as refugees returned to their native lands and sought to implement the beautiful Christianity they had experienced at Geneva.

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henry IV was the leader of the Huguenot forces and head of the Bourbon family.

John Calvin was born in 1509. He died in 1564.In 1536 the first edition of "Institutes of the Christian Religion" was published in Basle. It was revised on a number of occasions and the final edition was published in 1559. This book was a clear explanation of his religious beliefs. The later versions expanded on how his church should be organised.

John Calvin said, "To make God a momentary Creator, who once and for all finished his work, would be cold and barren, and we must differ from profane men especially in that we see the presence of divine power shining as much in the continuing state of the universe as in its inception." Calvinism was based on new reform movement that began in France, adopting a position mid-way between the Lutherans and Zwingli.

Calvin worked in Geneva from 1541 until 1564 and promulgated these ideas in the French-speaking areas of Switzerland. He advocated a theocratic state, where the state enforced ecclesiastical doctrines, discipline and morality.

I do not have concrete reasoning that it is not a Huguenot surname but I can say that I doubt it.

My last name is Romary and my family's Catholic ancestry dates back to 17th century France.

There have been French Catholic priests named Romary as well as Olympians who registered as Catholics with the last name Romary.

If Romary was Huguenot, I doubt there would be so many registered Catholics with the surname.

No they didn't. Their hostility, backed by the the French Court led to persecution against the Huguenots and triggered the outbreak of wars of religion, which bathed France in blood during sixteenth and seventeenth century.

These followers started the religious people named the Mennonites, so it would be natural to call the followers Mennonites.

Capitalism and Calvinism are two completely different topics. Capitalism is a form of government, while Calvinism is a type of religion or belief. They really have no major similarities.

Pre-Revolutionary France was a theocratic Catholic country. As a result, Calvinism was considered an illegal heresy. After intense fighting, the French government passed the Edict of Nantes, which allowed tolerance of Calvinism, although no state recognition of the religion was granted. Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes as a method of centralizing authority. (Having only one religion, like Catholicism, that is directly affiliated with the state centralizes authority much more-so than having multiple faiths.)

The address of the Huguenot Society Of Georgia is: 2699 Meadow Ridge Court, Marietta, GA 30066-5628

Puritans are calvanists.

The Puritans did admire the teachings of Calvinism. Calvinism was an important part of the Puritans beliefs and foundation.

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Neo-Calvinism, a form of Dutch Calvinism, is the movement initiated by the theologian and former Dutch prime minister Abraham Kuyper.

He was an very important Swiss teacher and theologian during the 16th Century Reformation. His work, however did not grow into a separate church.

Similar to Luther, he taught the supremacy of Scripture. He was a lot stricter and detailed in his teachings than Luther, though.

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the belief that heaven was a myth and there was no hereafter

• the dutch calvinists settled in Table Bay (present-day Cape Town) in 1652 near the cape of good hope
• the Dutch East India Trading Company encouraged settlement because: they had already been stopping at south africa to trade with the south africans and restock ship supplies. they needed a more reliable way of trading than the present one with the indians. so they encouraged settlers to settle there.
• the dutch Calvinists also feared "dutchification," or the process of becoming more dutch and less British (the calvinists were originally from Britain). they wanted to go elsewhere where they could retain this British culture while not being persecuted by the British.
• the French Huguenots:
  • went to avoid religious persecution in France
  • the Edict of Nantes was repealed in 1685. the Edict of Nantes granted religious freedom to French Huguenots. now that it was repealed, persecutions began again and the Huguenots searched elsewhere to continue their beliefs
  • 1687 was their first major successful attempt at colonizing south africa

Make sure you don't use the bible, it is filled with verse that explicitly tell of man's inability to come to God on His own, and of God's election of His people. Your best bet is to use sentences that start with "I feel" or "I think" rather than the bible says. It will be much easier to make your point if you leave the bible out.

Geneva

The Edict of Nantes

He rescinded the Edict of Nantes, which had provided for toleration of Hugenots, and supported their persecution.

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