Erasmus by Leon E Halkin
Childhood and youth; a humanist in the monastery; the hard apprenticeship of freedom; Paris, the attractions and burdens of a tutorship; England, a second homeland; Paris and Louvain, from the "adages" to the "panegyric"; an introduction to the devout life - the handbook of the Christian soldier; Italy and the return to the sources; a religious pamphlet - the "Praise of folly"; from the "Foundations of the abundant style" to "The education of the Christian prince"; the "New testament"; the age of gold; from Louvain to Antwerp via Basel and Cologne; polemics at Louvain and relaxation at Anderlecht; Erasmus and Luther - the clash of two reforms; settled in Basel; Basel - the daily round of work; the "colloquies" - chronicle of an era; from "The institution of marriage" to the "Ciceronian"; Christ served first; Freiburg - a voluntary exile; Freiburg - the final harvest; return to Basel - farewells; the personality of Erasmus; appraisal of a life's work - literature, peace, philosophy of Christ; the Erasmian message - from the critique of Christianity to critical Christianity.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780631169291 |
| ISBN 10 | 0631169296 |
| Title | Erasmus |
| Author | Leon E Halkin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 1992-12-17 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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