The Swiss Reformation

The Reformation of the sixteenth century has many sides, and not the least significant of these is the contribution from Switzerland. How under the leadership of Zwingli, Zurich, Berne, Basle and St Gall broke away from Rome, how this led to civil war, how and why agreement with the German Lutherans was not possible, all contributing to the establishment of the Reformed church when the torch was passed to Calvin, becomes apparent from the narrative of the short and strenuous life of Zwingli himself.