Michael Servetus: Intellectual Giant, Humanist, and Martyr

by M. Hillar, Claire S. Allen

Overview

Michael Servetus was probably unequaled in depth and breadth of the ideas, which revolutionized thinking about religion and its tenets. Servetus was a central figure in history whose fate and writings directed other people to rethink social structures, legal systems, the place of the individual in society and his/her rights to basic freedoms. In Michael Servetus, M. Hillar describes Servetus' life, his trial, martyrdom, the basic tenets of his religious beliefs, and the inspiration which he gave to Sebastian Castellio for rethinking the whole issue of freedom of inquiry. Based on original documents and writings, this book summarizes all new discoveries about Servetus made in the last half century. It also includes a number of pictorial presentations to add visual interest and understanding of Servetus and his time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761824008
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	12/17/2002
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.36(h) x 0.92(d)

About the Author

M. Hillar, M.D., Ph.D. is Professor of Philosophy and Biochemistry, and Director of the Center for Philosophy and Socinian Studies, Texas Southern University, Houston.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Foreword by Ángel Alcalá Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Michael Servetus Chronology Chapter 5 From Villanueva to Basel: De Trinitatis erroribus and Dialogorum de Trinitate Chapter 6 Alias Michel de Villeneuve: Editor and Docteur en Médecine Chapter 7 Vienne and Christianismi restitutio Chapter 8 Exposure and the Trial at Vienne Chapter 9 The Trial in Geneva Chapter 10 Sentence and Martyrdom Chapter 11 Calvin and Religious Persecution Chapter 12 Sebastian Castellio and the Aftermath of Servetus's Death Chapter 13 Epilogue Chapter 14 List of Works Published by Michael Servetus Chapter 15 Index of Names

Editorial Reviews

This is a useful piece of scholarship and an important resource for all future studies of Servetus' life and thought and of the early modern period in general.

Sixteenth Century Journal - Michaela Valente

In sum, the author provides a valuable service to the general reader by relating the story of Servetus in layman's terms from a wealth of primary sources, many of which are quoted at length in translation.

Renaissance Quarterly - Milton Kooistra

In sum, the author provides a valuable service to the general reader by relating the story of Servetus in layman's terms from a wealth of primary sources, many of which are quoted at length in translation.--Milton Kooistra, University of Toronto "Renaissance Quarterly "

This is a useful piece of scholarship and an important resource for all future studies of Servetus' life and thought and of the early modern period in general.--Michaela Valente, Universita La Sapienza, Rome "Sixteenth Century Journal "

From the Publisher

This is a useful piece of scholarship and an important resource for all future studies of Servetus' life and thought and of the early modern period in general.
— Michaela Valente, Universita La Sapienza, Rome

Sixteenth-Century Journal

In sum, the author provides a valuable service to the general reader by relating the story of Servetus in layman's terms from a wealth of primary sources, many of which are quoted at length in translation.
— Milton Kooistra, University of Toronto

Renaissance Quarterly