Francis Turretin (1623–87,) also François Turrettini, was a Genevan-Italian Reformed theologian known for his scholastic approach to Calvinist doctrine and defense of orthodox Reformed theology. His works shaped Protestant thought, particularly in predestination, biblical inspiration, and systematic theology.
Born in Geneva, he studied theology at Geneva (1640–44,) Leiden, Utrecht, Paris, Saumur (1646–48,) Montauban, and Nîmes. He became pastor of the Italian church in Geneva (1648–87) and later served as a theology professor at the University of Geneva (1653–87.)
His most influential work, Institutio Theologiae Elencticae (1679–85,) is a three-volume systematic theology defending Reformed orthodoxy against Amyraldianism and Roman Catholicism. De Satisfactione Christi (1666) examines Christ’s atonement, while De necessaria secessione nostra ab Ecclesia Romana et impossibili cum ea syncretismo (1687) opposes union with the Catholic Church. He also co-authored the Helvetic Consensus (1675,) reinforcing Calvinist doctrine.
His theological rigor influenced Puritan thought and remained a standard text at Princeton Theological Seminary until the late 19th century when Charles Hodge’s Systematic Theology replaced it.
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The belief that we shall never die is the foundation of our dying well.
—Francis Turretin
Topics: Immortality
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