John C. Olin
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A Reformation Debate
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Author: John C. Olin
Author: John C. Olin
In 1539 Cardinal Jacopo Sadoleto, Bishop of Carpentras, France, sent a letter to eh magistrate and citizens of Geneva asking them to return to the Catholic faith. A few months later, John Calvin replied to Sadoleto, defending the Protestant reforms. Both letters are lucid and eloquent statements of their respective postitions. Their dialog is polemicial, but their tone is elevate4d and their arguements substainal . The letters of Calvin and Sodoleto comprise one of the most interesting...