Question

What was the Institutes of the Christian Religion?

a.
A clear set of beliefs for the new protestant church in Switzerland.
c.
A meeting between Luther and Charles V, which ended in Luther's excommunication.
b.
A truce which stopped fighting between French Huguenots and other nobility.
d.
Geneva's official religion, leading it to become a theocracy.

Answer 1

A. A clear set of beliefs for the new protestant church in Switzerland.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) A clear set of beliefs for the new protestant church in Switzerland.

The Institutes of the Christian Religion was a clear set of beliefs for the new protestant church in Switzerland.

John Calvin wrote "The Institutes of the Christian Religion" in 1536. His purpose was to publicly explain the motives of the Church Reformation and became an important resource of Protestant Theology. It was also published in French. In 1535 he had to move to Switzerland for safety reasons and there he started to write this book.