Erastus Thomas
E·ras·tus
(ĭ-răs′təs), Thomas Originally Thomas Lüber (or Lieber or Liebler). 1524-1583. Swiss Protestant theologian and philosopher who opposed Calvinism and the use of excommunication as a punishment.
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