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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.

Time

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

The 1541-61 Geneva Reformed period.

Space

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

Geneva as the proper-Reformed political-religious city.

Matter

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

The embodied Geneva Reformed community.

Observer

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

Calvin as proper-Reformed ecclesial-political architect.

Energy

Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

The ecclesial-political-religious energies.

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.