Refusing to Kiss the Slipper, Bruening, Michael W.

Each group had its own origins and agenda, but all agreed that Calvins claim to absolute religious authority too closely echoed the religious sovereignty of the pope. These oft-neglected opponents refused to offer such obeisance-to kiss the papal slipper-arguing instead for open discussion of
controversial doctrines. They believed Calvins self-appointed leadership undermined the bedrock principle of the Reformation that the faithful be allowed to challenge religious authorities. This book shows that the challenge posed by these groups shaped the way the Calvinists themselves developed
their reform strategies. Bruenings work demonstrates that the breadth and strength of the anti-Calvinist networks requires us to abandon the traditional assumption that Huguenots and other francophone Protestants were universally Calvinist.

Дополнительное описание: Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1. Reforming The French National Church: Marguerite Of Navarre's Network; Chapter 2. The Formation Of The Farellian And Calvinist Networks; Chapter 3. Anti-Calvinists of Francophone Switzerland; Chapt