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John Calvin and the Reformation


Objectives: To evaluate the different reactions to Calvinism.
To develop source analysis skills.



Instructions: Study all the sourcesand answer the questions which follow.

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1) How can you tell that the artist who drew source A did not like Calvin?

2) Did the creator of SourceF feel the same way towards Calvin as the creator of Source A? Explain your answer.

3) Source B and C give different impressions of Geneva. Does this mean they contradict one another?

4)Which do you think is a better source? Justify.

5) Is any of the four sources more useful for a historian studying John Calvin’s role in the Reformation? Explain your answer.

CRITERIA
1)Source analysis (1/4): Poor / Satisfactory / Outstanding
2) Understanding (1/4): Basic / Proper / Excellent
3) Presentation (1/2): Poor / Good
TOTAL 10 marks
-----------------------Source F – A stone memorial to John Calvin, made in 1553.

Source B
It is little wonder that, in spite of all its imperfections, the small city of Geneva came to represent for Calvinists thegodly society in working order.

From H.G. Koenigsberger and George L. Mosse, “Europe in the 16th Century”, 1968.

Source C
Consistory members patrolled the streets so that “their eyes mightbe on the people”. Dancing and games were forbidden; hotels and inns were closed for a time. Theatres showed only religious plays. Laughing was frowned upon and non-Christians first names werecondemned. Those who did wrong were tried by the consistory every week. Punishments varied from fines and penances to whipping and death. A girl who put irreligious words to a psalm was beaten.An important town councillor who dared to call Calvin a bad man was made to walk through the streets dressed only in a shirt and carrying a candle. A boy who struck his parents was beheaded.