The Rights of Heretics: The War of a Fly Against an Elephant

Author: (Austrian) Stefan Zweig
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: A story of "war between a fly and an elephant," a tearful biography of those who fight for a losing cause. The idea of tolerance ultimately saves the insignificance of the individual. This book tells the story of the mild, humanitarian scholar Castellio, who, with the courage of a "fly fighting an elephant," opposes the reactionary actions of the religious reform hero Calvin, who has already become the supreme ruler and tyrant of Geneva.