Louis Ruffet

Ruffet c. 1865

Louis Ruffet (Nyon, 13 April 1836 – 1923) was a Swiss Protestant theologian, church historian and pastor.

In 1859, Ruffet received his bachelor's degree in theology at the École de theologie in Geneva and was ordained as a minister at the Église de l'Oratoire. He served as a minister in the French communities of Royan, Le Creusot and Aix-les-Bains, and in 1861 returned to Geneva as a minister at the Église de l'Oratoire, where he preached until 1869. In 1870–72 he worked as a director of a seminary in Lausanne, and afterwards, taught classes in church history at the École de théologie in Geneva. In 1874 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in theology from Princeton University.[1][2]

Selected works

  • Thascius Cyprien, évêque de Carthage et les persécutions de son temps, 1872 – Thascius Cyprian, bishop of Carthage and the persecutions of his time.
  • (François) Lambert d'Avignon, le réformateur de la Hesse – (Francis) Lambert of Avignon, the reformer of Hesse.
  • Pietro Carnesecchi, un martyr de la Réforme en Italie, 1874 – Pietro Carnesecchi, a martyr of the Reformation in Italy.
  • Vie de César Pronier et fragments de ses écrits, 1875 – Life of César Pronier and fragments of his writings.
  • J.-L. Micheli : Notice biographique, 1875 – Biographical notice of Jean-Louis Micheli.
  • Un grand libéral chrétien : le comte Agénor de Gasparin, 1884 – A great liberal Christian: Agénor de Gasparin.
  • Georges Fox et les origines du Quakerisme 1624-1660, 1886 – George Fox and the origins of Quakerism, 1624–1660.
  • Le devoir des chrétiens évangéliques dans la question de l'esclavage en Afrique, 1891 – The duty of evangelical Christians regarding the issue of slavery in Africa.
  • Luther et la diète de Worms, 1903 – Luther and the Diet of Worms.
  • Calvin et Servet : leçon publique, 1910 – Calvin and Servetus: public lessons.
  • Jean Hus, le réformateur de la Bohême – John Hus, the reformer of Bohemia.[3]

References

  1. ^ Catalogue de la bibliothèque appartenant à la Compagnie des pasteurs by Auguste Bouvier, Henri Heyer
  2. ^ Encyclopédie des sciences religieuses, Volume 13 edited by Frédéric Lichtenberger
  3. ^ Most widely held works by Louis Ruffet WorldCat Identities
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