Calvin's Geneva: The Theocracy That Built American Protestantism

A French lawyer named Jean Cauvin fled Catholic France in 1535, ended up running a Swiss city-state as a theocratic experiment, and wrote the book that would define Reformed Protestantism for five hundred years. His spinoffs include the Huguenots, the Scottish Presbyterians, the Dutch Reformed, and eventually the New England Puritans. Every American Presbyterian denomination, every Dutch Reformed church, and every Baptist tradition with Anabaptist roots traces back to this episode. Watch the next video in the playlist: Henry VIII and the Spanish princess who said no. ▶ Watch next: Henry VIII's Great Matter: The Annulment That Created a Church https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlPmk0Qxh0I 📺 Full playlist: Heretics, Kings, and the Bible: A History of Christianity https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlIAFxS29649uSipGQOgELRjHwsm3Aib8 Chapters: 0:00 Two Splits, One Rupture 5:11 The Eucharist Argument and the Marburg Split 10:14 Calvin's Geneva: The Theocratic Experiment 15:30 Michael Servetus and the Limits of Calvin's Tolerance 20:31 Predestination: The Doctrine That Defines Reformed Theology 26:04 The Anabaptists, Knox, and the Reformed Diaspora 32:08 Modern American Echo 37:24 Quiz Time #ChurchHistory #BibleHistory #christianity --- Disclosure The avatars and voices in this video are AI-generated. All content -- research, scripts, lesson design, and the custom video engine -- is created by a CISSP, CISM, and PMP certified professional with a Master's in Project Management, a B.S. in Information Technology, and a Doctorate in Business Administration in progress. This channel exists to make learning accessible and straightforward. Educational history series. This channel does not represent any church, denomination, government, or academic institution. Sources for every historical claim are cited in the script. Religious belief is personal — this series presents the historical record, not theology.