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Erasmus of Rotterdam was a Dutch Renaissance humanist and theologian who wrote in pure Latin. His scholarly work on the New Testament significantly influenced both the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. While critical of abuses within the Catholic Church, he remained a loyal member, advocating for a moderate path. His writings explored themes of free will, emphasizing piety and grace, setting him apart from more radical reformers.
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The Essential Erasmus
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
In his own day a center of controversy, in the four hundred years since his death known too often solely as an apostle of mockery and irreverence, Erasmus can be seen today in a new light—as a humanist whose concen is at once contemporary and Christian. The Essential Erasmus is the first single volume in English to show the full spectrum of this Renaissance man's thought, which is no less profound because it is expressed with the grace, wit, and ironic detachment only a great writer can achieve. Contains the full text of In Praise of Folly
