John Calvin (1509 - 1564)

Background

• Born in Noyon, France
• Roman Catholic origins
• Educated in theology and law
• Paris, Orleans, Bourges

Important Writings

• "Institutes of the Christian Religion" (1536)
• Biblical Commentaries (1540 - 1564)
• "Of Prayer" (1536)

Accomplishments

• Writing the "Institutes"
• Reformer in Geneva

"Our wisdom, in so far as it ought to be deemed true and solid wisdom, consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves."