Huguenots were French Protestants who followed the teachings of which theologian?

• A. Martin Luther
• B. John Calvin
• C. Augustine
• D. Thomas Aquinas

Answer: (B)

This question tests knowledge of the theological lineage of the Huguenots, the French Protestants. The Huguenots embraced the Reformed tradition that emerged in the Protestant Reformation, and John Calvin is the theologian most closely associated with that tradition. A French theologian who settled in Geneva, Calvin wrote influential works like Institutes of the Christian Religion and helped shape Calvinism, including its emphasis on God’s sovereignty, predestination, and church governance. His ideas spread among French reformers and communities, giving rise to what became known as the Huguenot movement in France.

Martin Luther sparked Protestant reform in Germany and is the founder of Lutheranism, which is a different stream from Calvinism. Augustine is an early church father whose teachings influenced Western Christianity long before the Reformation, and Thomas Aquinas is a medieval Catholic theologian whose synthesis of faith and reason differs from the Reformed emphasis of Calvin.