#6 - Oaths, Law, and Conscience: Socinian Views on Civic Duty and Ethics

How did Socinians — the Polish Brethren and their Italian founders — think about swearing oaths, obeying magistrates, and the Christian conscience? This episode traces the debate from sixteenth‑century courts to the Racovian Academy, showing how Scripture, law, and a commitment to reason shaped a distinctive ethic of civil duty. Expect vivid historical scenes, key texts like the Racovian Catechism, and the biblical arguments that animated one of the Reformation’s most controversial communities.