Refusing to kiss the slipper : opposition to Calvinism in the francophone Reformation / Michael W. Bruening.

9780197566985 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.

English

1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations, maps (black and white).

BX9415

284.2091754109031

'Refusing to Kiss the Slipper' reveals that the French Reformation was more complex and colorful than previously recognized. History has long viewed all French Protestants as Calvinists; this book, by contrast, tells the stories of French Protestants who opposed and often detested John Calvin. These opponents believed that Calvin had set himself up as a 'Protestant pope' demanding obedience to his own religious authority. They believed Calvin's self-appointed leadership undermined the bedrock principle of the Reformation that the faithful be allowed to challenge religious authorities.

'Refusing to Kiss the Slipper' reveals that the French Reformation was more complex and colorful than previously recognized. History has long viewed all French Protestants as Calvinists; this book, by contrast, tells the stories of French Protestants who opposed and often detested John Calvin. These opponents believed that Calvin had set himself up as a 'Protestant pope' demanding obedience to his own religious authority. They believed Calvin's self-appointed leadership undermined the bedrock principle of the Reformation that the faithful be allowed to challenge religious authorities.

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