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Sebastian Castellio, 1515-1563 - Humanist and Defender of Religious Toleration in a Confessional Age (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Sebastian Castellio, 1515-1563 - Humanist and Defender of Religious Toleration in a Confessional Age (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History
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Sebastian Castellio, linguist, humanist and religious reformer, is
one of the most remarkable figures of the Reformation. Attracted by
Calvin's reforms, Castellio moved to Geneva in the 1540s, where he
wrote his influential work on educational reform. Ironically, it
was Castellio's work as a scholar in Geneva, which was to lead to
his falling out with Calvin, and ultimately his forced departure
from Geneva and his resettlement in Basle. Exiled from Geneva,
Castellio soon attracted a circle of like-minded reformers who
opposed the intolerant attitude of Calvin, exemplified by the
execution of the heretical Michael Servetus. It is Castellio's
residence in Basle, where he developed his 'liberal' humanist
approach to religious toleration in opposition to Calvin's dogmatic
othodoxy, which forms the core of this study. It explores what
toleration meant and how both sides argued their case. Much
attention is paid to Castellio's most important work 'On Heretics',
in which he argues against the execution of those who err in the
faith. By telling the fascinating tale of Castellio's life, this
work illuminates the furious debate which he unleashed and how it
marked a crucial stage in the development of Protestant thought.
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