Although Erasmus is now accepted as a harbinger of liberal trends in mainstream Christian theology, the radical - even subversive - aspects of his work have received less attention. Beginning with a redefinition of the term radicalism, Peter G. Bietenholz examines the ways in which the radical aspects of Erasmus' writings inspired radical reactions among sixteenth- and seventeenth-century readers.
Bietenholz examines the challenges to orthodoxy in Erasmus' scholarly work on the New Testament and the ways in which they influenced generations of thinkers, including John Milton and Sir Isaac Newton. Turning to other aspects of Erasmus' writings, the author shows the ways in which his opposition to war encouraged radical manifestations of pacifism; how his reflections on freedom of thought and religious toleration elicited both warm approval and fierce rejection; and the ways his critical attitude helped foster the early modern culture of Scepticism.
An engaging look at Erasmus' theological, philosophical and socio-political influence, Encounters with a Radical Erasmus will prove useful to scholars of humanism, theology, the Reformation and Renaissance.
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- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 199/.492
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
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- 9781442687998 9780802099051
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- B785.E64
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- B49 2008eb
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- 1 electronic text (vi, 326 p.)
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- Canada
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- Title proper/short title
- Radical Erasmus
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Introduction 10
- 1 Sebastian Franck Scrutinizes Erasmus’ Annotationes to the New Testament 20
- 2 Mining Antitrinitarian Ore from Erasmus’ New Testament 40
- 3 Peace and War According to Erasmus and Sebastian Franck 76
- 4 The Castellio Circle: Religious Toleration and Radical Reasoning 102
- 5 Erasmus, His Mistress Folly, and the Garden of Epicurus 116
- 6 Doctoring the Truth: Cardano’s Erasmian Physic for the Libertins 148
- 7 Epicureanism, Scepticism, and Libertinage in Early Modern France 164
- 8 Radical Echoes of Erasmus in Seventeenth-Century England 178
- 9 The Taste of Erasmian Spice in Some Classics of Early Modern Literature 196
- Conclusion 234
- Notes 252
- Works Repeatedly Cited 314
- Index of Biblical References 320
- General Index 326
- A 326
- B 326
- C 327
- D 328
- E 328
- F 329
- G 329
- H 329
- I 330
- J 330
- K 330
- L 330
- M 331
- N 331
- O 331
- P 331
- Q 332
- R 332
- S 332
- T 333
- U 333
- V 333
- W 333
- Z 333
