John Calvin, we hardly knew ye

By BY WILLIAM McKENZIE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

If you think Dick Cheney has suffered from bad PR, man, think about John Calvin’s image. The father of Calvinism had a heretic burned at the stake in 1553, and it’s been downhill ever since. The burning is what many people remember about the Protestant reformer. Modern drawings of a dour-looking Calvin make Ebenezer Scrooge look like a fun guy.

Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.
Access is free for print subscribers who register. Online-only subscriptions are available. Click here to register.
Stories can also be purchased from the archives for $1.95 per article. » Click here to search the Archives. If your search doesn't return any results, contact the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette library at (501) 378-3851.

This article was published November 3, 2009 at 4:46 a.m.

Editorial, Pages 12 on 11/03/2009

Comments

To report abuse or misuse of this area please hit the "Suggest Removal" link in the comment to alert our online managers. Read our Terms of Use policy.

j12g12_suddenlink.net_ says...

The writer of John Calvins praise failed to mention that Calvin clearly taught that God had predestined an unknown number to eternal damnation. Calvin's doctrine is as short as universalism, Arminianism, materialism, Buddhism and all the other isms.

Jim Glover
Heber Springs

November 4, 2009 at 8:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Login to comment

If you are already registered, click here to LOGIN.
You can register for FREE to post comments and receive alerts.