The local bishop employed Calvin’s father as an administrator in the town’s cathedral. The father, in turn, wanted John to become a priest. Because of close ties with the bishop and his noble family, ...

English professor James Vanden Bosch donned the traditional black garb to play John Calvin on the reformer's 502nd birthday. Read his speech and a short Q&A about the responsibilities of playing John ...

Opinion Exhibit in Pompey to feature works by John Calvin Perry, an artist, life-long resident who died in 1894 Published: Jul. 15, 2012, 5:11 a.m.

John Calvin strides through the Western imagination as a figure of certainty – willing to abandon the church of his youth, burn a heretic, and proclaim double predestination that consigned millions to ...

Calvin’s life is one of the outstanding examples in church history of the strength of God being made perfect through weakness.

While this might surprise some people today, John Calvin believed that we must act justly in order to live piously. Justice not only reveals personal piety but also is a means of living piously.

John was born on April 18th 1957 to Bob & Mary Johnson in Glendale, Arizona. John was a force of nature, determined to provide for his family and give them the life he felt they deserved.

On July 10, 1925, the so-called Monkey Trial, in which John Scopes was accused of teaching evolution in school, a violation of state law, began in Dayton, Tenn. John Calvin (Middle French: Jean ...

The Abyssinian Baptist Church held its first service since the passing of Rev. Calvin Butts III. His son, Deacon Calvin Butts, paid tribute to his father. He was a revered religious leader who ...

This is part three of a four-part series on the Protestant Reformation. The year of 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of this historic event. King Henry VIII of England and John Calvin played ...