A key influencer on Western Civilization was the exiled French Reformed, John Calvin. His teachings helped shape Great Britain and the United States of America. The idea of the separation of church and civil government - where each stand independent of each other yet recognize each other's Divine authority, and supporting each other was a teaching of John Calvin. The Reformation under Calvin dominated European and American history during the 16th and 17th centuries. These thoughts helped set the agendas and inspired some of the greatest social reformers. We see Puritans in England, and the Dutch fighting for freedom from Catholic Spain in the Netherlands. Calvinists were in the forefront of political and military resistance to tyranny. Calvinism would often thrive in those countries where opposition was the greatest. Calvin was a second-generation Reformer. Luther before him emphasized justification by faith. Calvin's focus was on the sovereignty of God and application of God's word to all areas of life. As our guest today said: "If Luther's central Biblical text was "the just shall live by faith," Calvin's was: "Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." To read the article that our guest wrote, please visit: https://www.reformationsa.org/history-articles/john-calvin-a-heart-aflame-and-a-mind-renewed

Participants: Dr. Peter Hammond, Dan Elmendorf