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Cameron, John
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(1579, Glasgow – Nov 27, 1625, Montauban) went to France around 1600 and was initially active as a teacher in the vicinity of Humaniora. After studying in Paris, Geneva, and Heidelberg, he became pastor in Bordeaux in 1608, professor of theology at the Protestant academy in Saumur in 1618 and in Montauban in 1624. In the disputes with the Arminians, Cameron defended the Calvinist doctrine of predestination, but modified it by emphasizing the universal love of God. The association of the doctrine of predestination with universalism took place with the aid of a conc…

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Strohm, Christoph, “Cameron, John”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_02711>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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