23 January 2020
Word of the Day: Calvinism
CALVINISM. The religious system introduced by John Calvin (1509-64),
French reformer, in opposition to the doctrine of the Catholic Church on the
meaning of humanity's predestination. In the Calvinist system, as a result of
Adam's fall, man has no longer any internal freedom of the will; he is a slave
of God. Everyone is eternally predestined, either for heaven or for hell, absolutely
independent of his personal efforts. Consequently the elect cannot be lost.
The basic principles of Calvinism are set forth in the Institutes of the
Christian Religion, where Calvin argues that, since God is absolutely infinite,
he is the only real agent in the universe and creatures are merely his instruments.
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