and the search for Bible truth in Transylvania

The sixteenth century saw an explosion of new thinking about the Bible, with the Protestant Reformation followed by a dynamic and controversial series of movements known collectively as the 'Radical Reformation'. In most countries of Europe radicals were persecuted for their faith, but Transylvania was a uniquely tolerant state. Alongside other established churches in Transylvania an Anti-trinitarian Church came into being, under the leadership of Ferenc David.

Ths book places Ferenc David in the context both of sixteenth century Transylvania and of wider religious reform movements of the period. It chars the progress of the Radical Reformation with its often bewildering array of religious groups, and traces the origins of Anti-trinitarian thought- with chapters devoted to the most important sixteen-century Anti-trinitarians Michael Servetus and Faustus Socinus. The book contains a detailed study of Ferenc David himself, following the course of his life and the development of his ideas. It concludes by bring the story of Ferenc David up to date by considering his legacy and the history of the Unitarian Church which sees him as it founder.