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Work #1287 · Mature

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

John Calvin (Jean Cauvin)
1541 (first ed.), 1561 (revised) · French
Church-political constitution · Calvinist-Reformed / Reformation

Calvin's 1541-61 church-political constitution of Reformed Geneva

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Attribute Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva (Mature)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Finite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Active
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Personal
Observer · Moral Authority Revelation
Observer · Theological Method —
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Discrete

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

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Time

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

The 1541-61 Geneva Reformed period.

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Space

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

Geneva as the proper-Reformed political-religious city.

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Matter

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

The embodied Geneva Reformed community.

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Observer

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

Calvin as proper-Reformed ecclesial-political architect.

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Energy

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

The ecclesial-political-religious energies.

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Information

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

The systematic constitutional content.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

The Geneva Ordinances have shaped Reformed church-government traditions; the church-state relations specifically have been variously modified across subsequent Reformed political contexts.