Huldrych Zwingli, whose theology is considered the first expression of Reformed theology was appointed to ministry in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1519. He was influenced by Renaissance humanist Desiderius Erasmus, … See more

The Netherlands
In 1603, the controversial Jacobus Arminius, who had questioned the established Calvinism of the Dutch Reformed Church was … See more

In 1620, the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth with the Pilgrims, most of them who were of a Calvinistic separatist group known as the Brownists. Other Calvinistic Puritans settled in the nearby Massachusetts Bay Colony. Meanwhile, in 1628, an American branch of the See more

John Calvin is the most well-known Reformed theologian of the generation following Zwingli's death, but recent scholarship has … See more

The Reformed faith took different shapes in different parts of Europe. In France, groups of Christians influenced by Protestant writers (who became known as Huguenots) formed secretly and started underground churches and informal Bible reading groups. … See more

The second reformation was given different names even in different parts of the English-speaking world. These include
• Switzerland: The Reformation in Switzerland is often considered to have lasted through this time
• Scotland: Second Scottish … See more

• UK and USA: Just as with the Protestant Reformation, so also the First Great Awakening had its Calvinist branch, as can be seen from the … See more