Letters of John Calvin III: John Knox, Queen Mary, and Reformational Clarity
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In this episode, we continue our series on the letters of John Calvin. Last time, we looked at a letter Calvin wrote directly to John Knox. This week, Knox again stands at the center of the discussion, though the letter itself is addressed to William Cecil, the chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, written in 1559.
Knox had published a book forcefully opposing female monarchs during the reign of Queen Mary. Because of Calvin’s…
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