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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