The Protestant Reformation set out to purge Christianity of error. But once you have started, how do you know when to stop?

A lecture by Alec Ryrie, Gresham Professor of Divinity 4 April 2019

https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/spiritual-quest-against-religion

The Protestant Reformation set out to purge Christianity of error. But once you have started, how do you know when to stop? Some radicals tore up layer upon layer of tradition in the tireless search for deeper truths, proving their faith by their refusal to believe.

This lecture will track these radical quests and show how they could lead to positions like those of Baruch Spinoza or Thomas Hobbes: God may still exist but is almost wholly out of reach.

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