Luther and Calvin from Merezhkovsky’s point of view

Abstract

The paper considers Merezhkovsky’s special view on the Reformation that has undergone changes for some decades. For him the Reformation was inscribed in the Russian context and was an alternative to the Revolution. Instead of Reformation he called purifying “religious Revolution”. But by the end of his life he came to a conclusion, that the true Reformation is the Unity of Churches and Christian All-Unity.