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'''Calvinism''' (also known as [[Reformed Churches|Reformed Theology]]) is a name given to a set beliefs and ideas in Christianity, notable for it's emphases on predestination. Calvinism is named after the influential Swiss theologian and lawyer [[John Calvin]], though Calvin himself emphatically rejected the term Calvinism. The "five points' of Calvinism were based off of the 1619 decision of the Synod of Dort over the Arminian controversy.  

'''Calvinism''' (also known as [[Reformed Churches|Reformed Theology]]) is a name given to a set beliefs and ideas in Christianity, notable for it's emphases on predestination. Calvinism is named after the influential Swiss theologian and lawyer [[John Calvin]], though Calvin himself emphatically rejected the term Calvinism. The "five points' of Calvinism were codified after the 1619 decision of the Synod of Dort over the Arminian controversy.  

It is most often identified with Calvin's teaching on the question of salvation. His view was summed up by five points, often referred to by the acronym TULIP, which was invented sometime in the 1930's.

It is most often identified with Calvin's teaching on the question of salvation and provedence. Many summarize Calvinism in five points, often referred to by the acronym TULIP, which itself was invented sometime in the 1930's.

*'''T'''otal Depravity - every person but Christ is born with a sinful nature since the fall of man in the [[Garden of Eden]].

*'''T'''otal Depravity - every person but Christ is born with a sinful nature since the fall of man in the [[Garden of Eden]].