Michael Servetus: Saint, Heretic and Martyr (Part 5: A Defense of John Calvin and the Calvinists) (October 17, 2018)

In defense of Calvinists: A memorial to Michael Servetus John Calvin has wayward sons who still defend the execution of Servetus and Calvin's participation in it, however most Calvinists today admit that Calvin erred in the Servetus affair, and some Calvinists today are willing to admit that Calvin sinned and that […]

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Michael Servetus: Saint, Heretic and Martyr (Part 4: A Twenty Year Fight to the Death with John Calvin) (October 7, 2018)

Calvin vs Servetus: a twenty year fight to the death Michael Servetus (1511-1553) came in conflict with John Calvin (1509-1564) in the early 1530's and their correspondences spanned twenty years. "A strange mixture of fascination and repulsion haunted the relations between these two men. Many long years passed before the battle […]

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Michael Servetus: Saint, Heretic and Martyr (Part 3: A Radical Theology) (October 5, 2018)

Michael Servetus' Radical Theology Michael Servetus was a Spaniard "born about 1511 in Villanueva [de Sigena], 160 miles upriver from Zaragoza, Servetus was [John] Calvin's close contemporary" [1]  Servetus' radical theology did not originate from an abnormally carnal nature. Servetus had an impeccably moral character, and perhaps it was Servetus' saintly ethic […]

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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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