Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian and author (d. 1740)
Samuel Werenfels ([ˈzaːmueːl ˈveʁɛnfɛls]; 1 March 1657 – 1 June 1740) was a Swiss theologian. He was a major figure in the move towards a "reasonable orthodoxy" in Swiss Reformed theology.
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