[Desdemona]

Of late, I’ve read quite a bit about Calvin and he comes off in many accounts as a narcissistic control freak. He may not have been, but that’s certainly the impression one gets.

[Natural Law]

"Of late, I’ve read quite a bit about Calvin and he comes off in many accounts as a narcissistic control freak."

That is a good summary. I think he was an opportunist who used scripture and the very real excesses of the Catholic Church for personal gain. Anyone who would sugggest that Calvin was another Paul bringing a new Good News or in any way the equal of Augustine or Aquinas is either being stupid or recreating Calvin's sins themselves.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

You're obviously reading propaganda.

Read this instead...

A HEART PROMPTLY OFFERED:
THE REVOLUTIONARY LEADERSHIP OF JOHN CALVIN

[SeaHawkFan]

Calvin was a miserable man and wanted everyone else to be miserable, too.