Hunted Heretic; The Life and Death of Michael Servetus, 1511-1553 (Beacon Series in Liberal Religion)
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (703 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0006AWPNO |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 270 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sad but true Good man murdered by the Devils of Orthodoxy. Mark Ellis said Great Addition!. This reprint of Bainton's classic is a most welcome addition to Servetus studies. Bainton's book on Servetus' thought and life remains the definitive work on Servetus, and will likely remain so for years to come. The additions by Angel Alcala, are superb, a friend of Bainton's and a leader in Spanish scholarship. For those who are looking to make a foray into Servetus studies, the bibliography is a gem. English speaking Servetus self-standing studies have been pretty poor since the appearance of Bainton's work, usually led by scholars with broader messages they want to co. "A wonderful, conforting, helpful book!" according to Dena Gracie. "In Life and Death: The Shaping of Faith" is a well written, moving book that deals with issues of grief and loss and brings them together with ones personal search for faith during those hard times. It is an important book to read if you have experienced a loss because it brings you through the process of grief with the realization that it is only through our dark times that our faith and religion are fully tested. But the book is not limited to just those that have experienced a significant loss, it is written for all, as the book brings to life the tenuous place we all
He participated in the Protestant Reformation, and later developed a nontrinitarian Christology. Condemned by Catholics and Protestants alike, he was arrested in Geneva and burnt at the stake as a heretic by order of the city's Protestant governing council.. He was a polymath versed in many sciences: mathematics, astronomy and meteorology, geography, human anatomy, medicine and pharmacology, as well as jurisprudence, translation, poetry and the scholarly study of the Bible in its original languages. Selected as an outstanding religious book in the 1950s, this work gives a fascinating picture of a remarkable man, and one of the most remarkable religious mavericks of the sixteenth century. He is renowned in the history of several of these fields, particularly medicine and theology