The unyielding Luther and Calvin

Oppression by the oppressed. About brave reformers who tolerated no contradiction. About Luther as a desk scholar, chatterbox, pawn and marketer. And about Calvin's reign of terror.

This article is about the Reformation and its causes. Luther and Calvin play leading roles. And: how much religious toleration could the reformers muster within their own movements? To reveal the answer in advance: not much. Luther and Calvin were self righteous prigs who could not tolerate contradiction. God and the Holy Scriptures were on their side. …