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Reformed theology, also known as Calvinism, is a system of Protestant theology developed during the Reformation of the sixteenth century and further developed within Reformed and Presyterian churches. This doctrine has become most closely associated with the French theologian and reformer John Calvin (1509-1564), though it was also developed and propounded by the reformers Martin Bucer, Heinrich Bullinger,Huldrych Zwingli, and Thomas Cranmer.
Among the central tenets of Calvinism are the five solas and a system of five core beliefs about God and man (the five points of Calvinism), which were developed out of disagreement with Arminianism.
The Five Solas
- sola scriptura ¶ (Lat. "by Scripture alone")
- sola fide ¶ (Lat. "by faith alone")
- sola gratia ¶ (Lat. "by grace alone")
- solus Christus ¶ (Lat. "Christ alone")
- soli Deo gloria ¶ (Lat. "glory to God alone")
The Five Points of Calvinism
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