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Why did John Calvin write the Institutes of the Christian Religion?

to refute the teachings of Martin Luther
to defend a king’s right to an annulment
to support the practices of the Catholic Church
to explain the Reformation and Protestant beliefs

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to explain the Reformation and Protestant beliefs

Calvin wrote the Institutes as a systematic statement and defense of Reformed theology—to instruct believers, clarify Protestant doctrine, and respond to critics—rather than to support Catholic practices, defend an annulment, or primarily to refute Luther.