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How did erams training as a priest sharpen his critique of the church?
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∙ 6y ago
Desiderius Erasmus was an extremely interesting character with a sharp mind, and a boundless ego. This question is a little involved for a quick answer site like Wikianswers, you can get a fuller treatment of Erasmus at the link below. Erasmus wrote several sarcastic and biting works, particularly against scholastic theology and called, in general, for a return to "primitive Christianity" as against what he saw as "hair-splitting" details of theology. Personally, I don't think it was his training as a priest so much that "sharpened his critique of the Church" as it ego. His writings were used as a basis for further development that ended up with Luther, Calvin, and others who left the Church rather than try to reform it. Erasmus saw them with disgust and turned against them later in life, saying thatHe had endeavored, so he wrote, to hold aloof from all parties; he had, indeed, attacked
Luther turned against him in disgust, and Luther's hatred for him became deadly. Erasmus wrote several polemics against Luther. Luther gave up and never replied publically, although privately he expressed his disgust and hatred quite vehemently.
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∙ 10y agoDesiderius Erasmus was an extremely interesting character with a sharp mind, and a boundless ego. This question is a little involved for a quick answer site like Wikianswers, you can get a fuller treatment of Erasmus at the link below. Erasmus wrote several sarcastic and biting works, particularly against scholastic theology and called, in general, for a return to "primitive Christianity" as against what he saw as "hair-splitting" details of theology. Personally, I don't think it was his training as a priest so much that "sharpened his critique of the Church" as it ego. His writings were used as a basis for further development that ended up with Luther, Calvin, and others who left the Church rather than try to reform it. Erasmus saw them with disgust and turned against them later in life, saying thatHe had endeavored, so he wrote, to hold aloof from all parties; he had, indeed, attacked
Luther turned against him in disgust, and Luther's hatred for him became deadly. Erasmus wrote several polemics against Luther. Luther gave up and never replied publically, although privately he expressed his disgust and hatred quite vehemently.
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How did Erasmus' training as a priest sharpen his critique of the church?
Desiderius Erasmus was an extremely interesting character with a sharp mind, and a boundless ego. This question is a little involved for a quick answer site like Wikianswers, you can get a fuller treatment of Erasmus at the link below. Erasmus wrote several sarcastic and biting works, particularly against scholastic theology and called, in general, for a return to "primitive Christianity" as against what he saw as "hair-splitting" details of theology. Personally, I don't think it was his training as a priest so much that "sharpened his critique of the Church" as it ego. His writings were used as a basis for further development that ended up with Luther, Calvin, and others who left the Church rather than try to reform it. Erasmus saw them with disgust and turned against them later in life, saying thatHe had endeavored, so he wrote, to hold aloof from all parties; he had, indeed, attacked Luther turned against him in disgust, and Luther's hatred for him became deadly. Erasmus wrote several polemics against Luther. Luther gave up and never replied publically, although privately he expressed his disgust and hatred quite vehemently.
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