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Two Services Honoring a Father of the Church: John Calvin and Martin Luther
Worship
AT ALL TIMES AND IN ALL PLACES
FIFTEEN READY-TO-USE SPECIAL OCCASION WORSHIP SERVICES FROM CHRISTIAN HISTORY AND TRADITION
Background to John Calvin's Liturgical Emphasis
John Calvin was one of the major Protestant reformers. Unlike Luther, Calvin had never been a priest and was quick to denounce the Mass because he felt it consisted of "magical mumblings" and too great an emphasis on human ways and traditions. Calvin sought to model worship on the simplicity of the early church, at least the church before the rise of Papacy. He felt the Scriptures provided that foundation.
John Calvin was one of the major Protestant reformers. Unlike Luther, Calvin had never been a priest and was quick to denounce the Mass because he felt it consisted of "magical mumblings" and too great an emphasis on human ways and traditions. Calvin sought to model worship on the simplicity of the early church, at least the church before the rise of Papacy. He felt the Scriptures provided that foundation.
