John Calvin-Life,Legacy and Theology

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JOHN CALVIN : LIFE, LEGACY AND THEOLOGY - PROF. M. M. NINAN “I of all mortals have found favor with Heaven and have been chosen to serve on earth as vicar of the gods. I am the arbiter of life and death for the nations; I t rests in my hand what each man’s fortune and state shall be; by my lips Fortune proclaims what gift she would bestow on each human being; from my utterance peoples and cities gather reasons for rejoicing; without my favor and grace no part of the wide world can prosper; all those many thousands of swords which my peace restrains will be drawn at my nod; what nations shall be utterly destroyed, which ones transported, which shall receive the gift of liberty, which have it taken from them, what kings shall become slaves and whose heads shall be crowned with royal honor, what cities shall fall and which shall rise — this is my jurisdiction….. Sternness I keep hidden, but clemency ever ready at hand. Virgil, Aeneid [9.106]: He nodded assent, and with his nod made all Olympus tremble… Laws were given that the stronger might not have absolute power" These few are sufficient to explain the influence of Greek Philosophy on the later theology of Calvin
JOHN CALVIN : LIFE, LEGACY AND THEOLOGY - PROF. M. M. NINAN While in Paris he changed his name to its Latin form, Ioannis Calvinus, which in French became Jean Calvin. So although the new theological teachings of individuals like Luther and Jacques Lefevre d’Etaples were spreading throughout Paris, Calvin was still closely tied to the Roman Catholic Church. He was getting ready to enter into priesthood within the Roman Church. Suddenly, his father changed his mind and decided that he should learn law since that would be a better profession in terms of his future income and status as lawyers earned more than priests. Here, he got interested in the area of Renaissance humanism. He learned Greek, read widely in the classics, and added Plato to the Aristotle he already knew. Calvin agreed with his father’s suggestion to move from Paris to Orleans in March of 1528, and joined the University of Orleans. He changed his career to a study of law under Pierre Taisan de L’toile, the most distinguished lawyer of his day. (Pierre de l'Etoile - Petrus Stella- afterwards became the president of the parliament of Paris, France) Calvin was quick to pick up his subject areas well so that he was frequently called upon to lecture, as a substitute in the absence of one or other of the regular teaching staff in the College. Other studies, however, besides those of law occupied him while in this city, and moved by the humanistic spirit of the age he eagerly developed his classical knowledge. Such was his reputation for learning, that, in the absence of the professors, he was frequently called upon to take their place; and when he left Orleans the degree of doctor was by unanimous consent offered to him which Calvin declined to accept. ==================================>> Renaissance humanism Renaissance humanism is the study of classical antiquity, at first in Italy and then spreading across Western Europe in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. It ideal was the fullness of the total person in all areas of human life both physical and spiritual Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374) was considered as the "Father of Humanism" because of his devotion to Greek and Roman cultures. The Catholic Church was deeply involved in this are and many who were involved were in holy orders, like Petrarch, while others were lawyers and chancellors of Italian cities, As the grip of medieval supernaturalism began to diminish, secular and human interests became more prominent. The facts of individual experience in the here and now became more interesting than the shadowy afterlife. Reliance upon faith and God weakened. Fortuna (chance) gradually replaced 9
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