Michael Servetus: Intellectual Giant, Humanist, and Martyr [Paperback]

Marian Hillar (Author), Claire S. Allen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2002

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.

Editorial Reviews

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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 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 Sixteenth Century Journal )

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 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 Renaissance Quarterly )

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761824006
• ISBN-13: 978-0761824008
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,497,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marian Hillar, philosopher, theologian, scientist, and linguist is the author or coauthor of several books books and a leading expert on Michael Servetus and his legacy, and the Socinianism. Together with Christopher A. Hoffman he is translating for the first time into English major work of Servetus, Christianismi restitutio, of which four parts were already published. He published numerous papers in the area of history of philosophy, theology and ethics. His specialties are origin and evolution of Christian theology and Radical Reformation (Socinianism). He is listed in "Who's Who In Theology and Science." He lectured on theological issues, evolution, science and religion at the Atlanta Bible College and debated the questions related to origin of the universe and evolution. Marian Hillar has M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University Medical School of Gdańsk and studied at the Jagiellonian University and at Sorbonne. He did research and taught in Europe at the University Medical School of Gdańsk and Università degli studi di Camerino, and in the USA at Baylor College of Medicine and Ponce School of Medicine. He is currently professor of philosophy/religious studies and the director of the Center for Philosophy and Socinian Studies. He is also professor of biochemistry/molecular biology at Texas Southern University in Houston. He is editor-in-chief of Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism, a publication of American Humanist Association.