Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 3,

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John Calvin was one of the most influential French theologians who have set the foundation of the Protestant Church during the initial years of reformation at the beginning of the 1500s. Calvin was an avid and compelling polemic and apologetic writer who not only became one of the most renowned authors of religious literature who ever lived, but is also counted among the most controversial. He also founded Calvinism, a major branch of Protestantism that was based on Calvin’s most important teachings and beliefs.

Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 3 is the continuation of Calvin’s extensive work on Protestant Systematic Theology. It continues to be widely used and debated by theologians and students of theology today, and it was originally published in Latin in the year 1536.

As those who have been devoted to other religions and faiths in the past required a general introduction and a detailed guideline to help them learn all about the Protestant faith, Calvin wrote this book for the purpose of providing such a guideline. He carefully presents the differences between the Protestant and Catholic Church with regards to sacraments, Christian liberty, the justification by faith alone, and many other matters through which Reformation completely transformed many of the basic interpretations of the Christian faith.

But Institutes didn’t just change the approach that Reformed Christians had toward the Scripture, but also created a significant change in the way of life of European Christian believers, contributing to the purposes and teachings of Martin Luther and many of his followers.


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