Geneva's Use of Lies, Deceit, and Subterfuge, 1536-1563

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Geneva's Use of Lies, Deceit, and Subterfuge, 1536-1563 is written by Jon Balserak and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0197672302 (ISBN 10) and 9780197672303 (ISBN 13).

This study examines the ethical character of John Calvin and his Genevan colleagues' evangelizing of France. It reveals that Calvin's plans for proselytizing his homeland involved lying, deception, and obfuscation which were employed as a means of evading detection by the French authorities. Balserak considers important questions about the relationship between godliness and cunning, about Calvin's manufacturing of his image, and about the lengths to which he and his colleagues went to spread their gospel.