#11 - Transylvanian Unitarians and the Socinian Connection: Divergence and Dialogue

A close look at how the Unitarian movement in sixteenth‑century Transylvania intersected with the later, more systematic Socinian movement of Poland. This episode traces the personalities, politics, and theological commitments that shaped both movements — Ferenc Dávid and the Edict of Torda, Giorgio Biandrata’s itinerant influence, and the rise of the Polish Brethren and Fausto Sozzini. We set the stage for a detailed theological conversation: where did Transylvanian Unitarians agree with Socinian thought, where did they part ways, and how did those differences shape the broader European debate over Christ, Scripture, and reason.