Reformed Tradition

Reformed tradition is one of the groups within the Protestant Christian churches. While Reformed tradition cannot be precisely defined, it is often understood to be that pattern of Protestant Christianity, which has historical roots in the sixteenth-century Reformation in Geneva, Switzerland, and Strasbourg, France. The tradition is well established by John Calvin’s (1509–1564) Institutes of the Christian Religion in the sixteenth century (Leith 1981). Since then, the tradition has been upheld by influential figures such as John Knox (Scotland), John Bunyan (Britain), Karl Barth (Germany), and Jonathan Edwards (America). Protestant denominations such as Presbyterianism, Congregationalism, and Continental Reformed church are parts of Reformed Tradition.

Based on the central beliefs that characterized the Protestant Reformation, the term “Reformed” can be explained in the three primary slogans of the Reformation: Sola Scripture, Sola Gratia, and Sola Fide. Sola Scriptura(“Scripture...