Ideologies / Autocratic Theocrat / John Calvin
§ The minds · 1509–1564 · Geneva · Reformer & ruler
John Calvin
The Geneva theocracy
A city governed by doctrine.
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The Protestant reformer whose Geneva fused church and civic authority into a model theocratic city-state, enforcing doctrine through law and discipline.
social
Severe religious traditionalism; moral regulation of daily life.
economic
Disciplined, work-ethic civic economy under religious oversight.
governance
Effective theocratic control of Geneva's laws and morals.
Notable for
- Led Reformation Geneva
- 'Institutes of the Christian Religion'
- Theocratic civic discipline
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