Michael Servetus: Saint, Heretic, and Martyr (Part 2: A Person Condemned by the Whole World) (September 28, 2018)

In Part 1: Burned Alive at the Stake of this Michael Servetus: Saint, Heretic, and Martyr series, I described the horrific execution of Michael Servetus. In Part 2, I will explain that John Calvin is guilty for the death of Michael Servetus, but this guilt is shared by the Geneva […]

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Michael Servetus: Saint, Heretic, and Martyr (Part 1: Burned Alive at the Stake) (September 27, 2018)

Bruce Gordon, in his Calvin biography wrote "For many, the execution of Michael Servetus in Geneva has defined John Calvin's posthumous reputation." [1] In this series, I will discuss the execution of Michael Servetus, beginning with a description of Michael Servetus' execution by the Geneva Council in gates of Geneva […]

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John Calvin’s Letter to Lelio Socin (On Socinianism) (October 9, 2012)

I was surprised to read a short letter from John Calvin written to Laelius Socinus. It was Laelius Socinus's rationalism that caused him to doubt many orthodox beliefs, often in the name of reason, and as a radical reformer of the 16th century he pioneered the ideas that his disciples formalized […]

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