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Saturday, June 17 • 9:00am - 9:50am
Looking for Sebastian Castellio: An Itinerary for a Librarian

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Sebastian Castellio (1515-1563) was a largely forgotten but a very interesting reformer who worked with Jéan Calvin but got into a fierce conflict with him about persecution of heretics. As one of the first theologians to propose a freedom of conscience in the matters of doctrine, Castellio placed ethics above dogmatics, foreshadowing the Enlightenment and even liberal theology.

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avatar for Matti Myllykoski

Matti Myllykoski

Chief information specialist, Helsinki University Library
I am interested in digitized medieval manuscripts of early Christian texts and the digital availability of old books. And of course Open access of all scholarly literature. I am also interested in the history of biblical criticism, Christian anti-Semitism, and  Christian spirituality... Read More →



Saturday June 17, 2017 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
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