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| Titre : | Erasmus of Christendom |
| Auteurs : | Roland H. Bainton, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | New York [USA] : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969 |
| Format : | xii + 308 p. / ill. N&B |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | LK (Biographies profanes) |
| Résumé : |
Born the illegitimate son of a priest, and plagued throughout life by illness and poverty, Erasmus of Rotterdam was sought everywhere for his wit and erudition. No man in Europe had so many friends in high places: a lifelong cosmopolitan, he moved from country to country, lodging in palaces and in the households of public printers, a friend of Thomas More and Henry VIII and a correspondent of Luther and the Pope.
A trae man of letters, Erasmus wrote and translated tirelessly; arguing, teaching, campaigning for the purification of the Church. He ridiculed worldly prelates, but deplored Reformers who broke communion with Rome. On all occasions he spoke for moderation in thought and action, for classical humanism and a Christianity of the inward spirit. Still he lived to see many of his friends imprisoned, beheaded or burned for their beliefs, and he himself was accused of heresy. Through charming and frequently humorous glimpses of the people and scenes of Erasmus’s life, Professor Bainton suggests the amplitude of his hero’s nature. “An affectionate appreciation . . Time Magazine calls Erasmus of Christendom. “In Bainton’s view, the current revolution in the church makes the Erasmian message even more pertinent—and perhaps more poignant—than ever before.” |
| Note de contenu : |
- Preface - List of illustrations - 1. Monasticism: Holland - 2. Scholasticism and eloquence: Paris - 3. Neoplatonism and piety: England: the Netherlands: the Enchiridion - 4. Italy: the praise of folly - 5. The scourge of princes and prelates - 6. The eloquence of God: Basel: the Bible - 7. Under fire: Luther - 8. The worst century - 9. No abiding place - 10. The cultivated man - 11. A voice crying in the wilderness - Epilogue - Bibliography - Index |
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