Zwingli : Third Man Of The Reformation Av Jean Rilliet

Ulrich, or Huldrych, Zwingli of Zürich is the ''great unknown'' of theReformation in Europe, and yet his influence and ideas have penetrated intoevery part of the world where the Reformed tradition has been planted. He wasneither a passionate man of religion like Luther, nor a superb dialecticianlike Calvin. But in his lucid radicalism and belief in thorough reform inChurch doctrine as well as in government, Zwingli stands with his two morefamous brethren as a ''Father of the Reformation''.First published in English in 1964, Jean Rilliet''s biography placesZwingli in the context of Swiss church history, as well as that of thesixteenth-century upheaval of which he was a part. Covering every aspect ofZwingli''s career, with detailed discussion of his more influential writings,the picture that emerges is one of a ''fighting prophet'', unremittent in hissearch for God in this most turbulent of times.