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JOHN CALVIN : LIFE, LEGACY AND THEOLOGY -<br />
PROF. M. M. NINAN<br />
CHAPTER FOUR<br />
BACK IN GENEVA<br />
(1541–1553)<br />
Reform in Geneva In September 1541 <strong>Calvin</strong> was invited back to Geneva, where the Protestant<br />
revolution, without strong leadership, had become increasingly insecure. Because he was now in a<br />
much stronger position, the town council in November enacted his Ecclesiastical Ordinances, which<br />
provided for the religious education of the townspeople, especially children, <strong>and</strong> instituted <strong>Calvin</strong>’s<br />
conception of church order.<br />
In 1541 <strong>John</strong> <strong>Calvin</strong> returned to Geneva.<br />
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