John Calvin

Also known as
Calvin, Johannes Calvinus
Dates
1509–1564
Role
Protestant reformer, founder of Calvinism

Protestant reformer who misinterpreted Scripture to prove God is the author of evil, constructed a doctrine of reprobation from the hardening of Pharaoh, and established bondage of the will from Jeremiah 18:6.

Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture

Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)