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"When Calvin arrived in Geneva he did not have much chance of surviving there for very long." Do you agree with this statement? When Calvin first arrived in Geneva in August 1536 his chances of survival in the city appeared to be slim. There were many factors affecting John Calvin's survival after he arrived in Geneva after being expelled from his native France, along with his friend Nicholas Cop. The mere fact that he was a French exile would have strong implications in the city, although Calvin was highly intellectual with an extensive education, which would have worked in his favour. Geneva was a newly independent chaotic state which had just experienced the Reformation when Calvin arrived, however the future of the Church was still not clear, and not everyone was in favour of a Protestant reformation in Geneva.The Government in Geneva was split into factions and gaining favour with them would have...

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