John Calvin

ohn Calvin's theology and ideas had a significant impact on the English Civil War, which lasted from 1642 to 1646: Calvin's ideas Calvin's ideas were influential in the religious, cultural, and political life of England, Scotland, and Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries. His ideas helped fuel the civil war and the revolution that led to the Cromwellian republic. Calvin's doctrine of Presbyterianism Calvin's doctrine of Presbyterianism held that the offices of presbyter and episkopos in the New Testament were the same. This meant that lay elders had a significant role in church government. The Geneva Bible The belief in the Geneva Bible as the true expression of Christianity encouraged religious dissent in England. The Separatists took the Geneva Bible with them to North America in 1621, establishing the Plymouth Colony. The Puritan and Separatist dissenters The Puritan and Separatist dissenters rejected the Anglican Church and the King James Bible of 1611. They were included in the Parliamentary forces, known as Roundheads, in the English Civil War. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/John_Calvin_01.jpg Calvin was a theologian and ecclesiastical statesman who lived from 1509 to 1564. He was the leading French Protestant reformer and a major figure in the Protestant Reformation. His ideas influenced Protestantism in Europe and North America.