Scherer was a man of boundless energy and rugged strength of character, a strenuous controversialist, a genuinely popular orator and writer. He vigorously opposed the Tübingen professors who meditated a union with the Greek Schismatics, refuted Lutheran divines like Osiander and Heerbrand, and roused his countrymen against the Turks. Believing like his contemporaries that the State had the right to put witches to death, he maintained, however, that since they were possessed, the principal weapons used against them should be spiritual ones, e.g.exorcisms or prayer.
Scherer was a man of boundless energy and rugged character, an intense debater, a highly popular speaker and writer. He fiercely opposed the Tübingen professors who considered merging with Greek Schismatics, refuted Lutheran scholars such as Osiander and Heerbrand, and rallied his countrymen against the Turks. Believing like his contemporaries that the State had the right to execute witches, he maintained, however, that since they were possessed, the most effective means of combating them should be spiritual ones, e.g., exorcisms or prayer.