John Calvin Although John Calvin never took one step in America, he had a huge influence on the way we live. Mainly John Calvin was known as a French reformer and theologian. He was born in an upper middle-class family in France (1509-1564). John Calvin grew up during the time that Protestantism was being established. Educated at the University of Paris, he was trained in law and humanities. He fell in with a circle of …showed first 75 words of 440 total…

…showed last 75 words of 440 total…the city was the most protestant center in Europe. Many Protestants took refuge to Geneva. Calvin started a city of Protestants from foreign lands. Calvin's Reformation became dominant in Protestantism from the 17th century till now Calvin developed the thought that would spread through the Western culture throughout the modern period. Now American culture is thoroughly Calvinist in some form or another. John Calvin, a French reformer and theologian that brought new ideas to America.