Religious Tolerance in Sixteenth-Century Switzerland

Authors

Edmund J. Campion

Keywords

religious tolerance, Swiss American Historical Society, Switzerland, sixteenth-century europe

Abstract

People do not generally associate the sixteenth century in Europe with religious tolerance and such an attitude is understandable, but it overlooks the small but relatively tolerant country of Switzerland. Elsewhere in Europe there was then, in fact, a great deal of religious intolerance and persecution. A few examples will illustrate very nicely how intolerant other European countries were at that time toward other religions.

Recommended Citation

Campion, Edmund J. (2005) "Religious Tolerance in Sixteenth-Century Switzerland," Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 41: No. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol41/iss1/2