Description: (Swiss Physician and Calvinist Theologian)
Thomas Erastus was a Swiss physician and Calvinist theologian recognized for his contributions to church discipline and the interaction between church and state. He proposed that sins committed by Christians should be addressed by the State rather than the Church withholding sacraments. His ideas, published after his death in 1589, are now connected with Erastianism, a concept emphasizing state authority in religious affairs.