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Sto caricando le informazioni... Out of the Flames: The Remarkable Story of a Fearless Scholar, a Fatal Heresy, and One of the Rarest Books in the World (2002)di Lawrence Goldstone, Nancy Goldstone
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Lawrence and Nancy Gladstone are a husband and wife writing team. This work focuses on Michael Servetus, who wrote, "[t]he 'Christianismi Restitutio', a heretical work of biblical scholarship in 1553, aimed to refute the orthodox Christianity that [his] colleague, John Calvin, supported. After the book spread through the ranks of the Protestant hierarchy, Servetus was tried and agonizingly burned at the stake. . ." There are bibliographic notes, a selected bibliography and the book is well indexed. This book had been sitting on my shelves for how many years? Forever. But once I picked it up I was completely hooked and could hardly put it down. At first it is the story of Michael Servetus, a man who refuted Calvin's repressive theology and was burned at the stake for it -- it is also a history of the printing press, The Reformation, the Inquisition, medicine, rare book collecting, and heresy. There is so much in this book that it sometimes feels like it is maybe spinning off the rails, but it is all so interesting that you can hardly help but want to follow wherever it goes. Myself, I did sometimes want to read a little more of Servetus's actual writings, but then, I guess that just gives me more books to add to my TBR pile, which is fine. Reformation-era physician and theologian Michael Servetus is remembered today for two things: he was the first anatomist to accurately describe the circulation of the blood through the heart, and he died a heretic's brutal death at the stake in John Calvin's Geneva. Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone tell the story of Servetus's life and thought in Out of the Flames., with a special emphasis on the fate of Servetus' written works, many of which moldered in obscurity for years. Calvin (aka "the Ayatollah of Geneva") held a personal grudge against Servetus because the scholar had written a scathing line-by-line critique of Calvin's magnum opus, The Institutes of the Christian Religion. The reformer was determined that his rival's work would not outlive him. After an unjust trial, Calvin had Servetus burned at the stake along with his books, and ordered all remaining copies destroyed. Today, only three copies of his Christianismi Restitutio, the book in which Servetus famously rejected the doctrine of the Trinity and described the circulation of the heart, are known to have survived. Although he was a martyr, the Goldstones do not portray Servetus as a saint. He was brilliant, but also arrogant and in some ways, foolish. He courted his own death by insisting on stopping by Geneva on his way to exile in Italy. The Goldstones did a lot of research, and it seems they didn't want to leave a single bit of it out. The book gets confusing and a little ponderous as they tell the back stories of many figures through the ages, some of whom were only tangentially related to Servetus. Nonetheless, this is a good introduction to the life and work of a man who held fast to his convictions in the face of murderous opposition. If the editors synopsis doesn't interest you then move on, not for you. Otherwise, pivotal information regarding how we got to the world we live in today (Gutenberg, European culture wars, rise of university scholarship) and the ultimate incompetence of evil. The ultimate message, if you search for truth, you can find it. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
"Michael Servetus is one of those hidden figureheads of history who is remembered not for his name but for the revolutionary deeds that stand in his place. Both a scientist and a freethinking theologian, Servetus is credited with the discovery of pulmonary circulation in the human body as well as the authorship of a polemical masterpiece that cost Servetus his life. The Christianismi Restitutio, a heretical work of biblical scholarship written in 1553, aimed to refute the orthodox Christianity that Servetus's old colleague, John Calvin, supported. After the book spread through the ranks of the Protestant hierarchy, Servetus was tried and agonizingly burned at the stake, the last known copy of the Restitutio chained to his leg. Servetus's execution is significant because it marked a turning point in the quest for freedom of expression, due largely to the development of the printing press and the proliferation of books in Renaissance Europe. Three copies of the Restitutio managed to survive the burning, despite every effort on the part of his enemies to destroy them. As a result, the book became almost a surrogate for its author, going into hiding and relying on covert distribution until it could be read freely, centuries later." "Out of the Flames tracks the history of this special work, examining Servetus's life and times and the politics of the first information revolution during the sixteenth century. Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone follow the clandestine journey of the three copies through the subsequent centuries and explore the author's legacy and influence over the thinkers that shared his spirit and genius, such as Leibniz, Voltaire, Jefferson, and William Osler. Out of the Flames is an extraordinary testament to the power of ideas, the enduring legacy of books, and the triumph of individual courage."--Jacket. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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